Germany arrests 2 alleged Russian spies accused of scouting U.S. military facilities for sabotage
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Berlin — German authorities say they have arrested two people suspected of spying for Russia. The suspects, identified as German-Russian nationals, are accused of scouting targets for potential attacks, including U.S. military facilities in Germany, the Federal Public Prosecutor General for Karlsruhe said in a statement released Thursday.
The arrests, made by police in the Bavarian town of Bayreuth, come amid high tension between Russia and the West, more than two years after President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
The alleged spies' stand accused by Germany of working to undermine the military support provided to Ukraine by Germany.
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