German arrested for spying for "foreign country" ( 2003-10-17 23:26) (Agencies)
Germany's federal prosecutors' office said on Friday that a member of the BND
intelligence agency had been arrested on suspicion of spying for a foreign
country.
Prosecutors did not name the country, but Der Spiegel magazine identified it
in an online report as Bulgaria.
The federal prosecutors' office in Karlsruhe said in a statement the
64-year-old member of the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) was suspected of giving
secret documents to a female foreign agent between 1999 and September 2003.
Der Spiegel said the man was a BND Balkan specialist, and described him as an
alcoholic.
Its report said the German government was outraged over the alleged spying by
a friendly nation. Bulgaria is a candidate to join the European Union in 2007.
A German government spokesman declined to comment and the Bulgarian embassy
could not immediately be reached for reaction.
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