British police arrested an American soldier suspected of spying for Russia.
Xinhua News Agency, London, November 10 (Reporters Zhao Jiasong and Yu Eisen) British police said on the 10th that an American soldier was arrested in Britain on the same day on suspicion of spying for Russia.
The Counter-Terrorism Department of the London Police in the United Kingdom issued a statement that a 41-year-old senior US Army soldier was arrested near Gloucestershire in southwest England on the same day and suspected of violating the British "National Security Act 2023" regarding obtaining or disclosing protected information and assisting foreign intelligence agencies. Police are searching two locations in Gloucestershire.
The soldier was previously stationed at Imkin barracks in Gloucestershire, the BBC reported. The military camp is the location of NATO's Allied Rapid Reaction Force headquarters and an important strategic operational base for NATO.
Vicky Evans, Deputy Assistant Inspector General of the London Metropolitan Police's counter-terrorism unit, said the arrest was "significant" and the related charges were serious in nature and the investigation was still ongoing. FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement that the arrest involves allegations of espionage, and the United States and its allies are deeply concerned about it.
According to the London police report, the American soldier is currently detained at a London police station.