Ex-chief of German intelligence service arrested for espionage

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2026-10-06

Berlin (dpa) - August Hanning, the former head of Germany's BND foreign intelligence service, has been arrested on suspicion of espionage. The 80-year-old is under investigation for attempted treason and acting as an agent for a foreign intelligence service, the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office confirmed on Tuesday. A former employee, known only as Manfred D under German privacy laws, was also arrested on suspicion of supplying his former boss......

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