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Former German spy chief arrested over alleged buying of classified information

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Former German foreign intelligence chief August Hanning was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of paying for access to classified documents and using them to prepare an analysis for a foreign intelligence service, federal prosecutors said. August Hanning is accused of obtaining classified information for a foreign power. August Henning is accused of helping foreign governments.

His arrest shook the German political world and had roots in a steakhouse-heiress kidnapping plot.

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