US army officer arrested in UK on suspicion of trying to steal secrets for Russia

LONDON — British police said Tuesday they had arrested a U.S. military officer suspected of trying to steal secret information from a NATO facility and deliver it to Russia.

The suspect, a 41-year-old US army officer, was arrested on suspicion of espionage in an operation involving the British internal security service MI5 in coordination with the FBI, according to US and British authorities.

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