Germany detains Ukrainian suspected of spying on defence firm

German prosecutors have detained a 33-year-old Ukrainian national suspected of gathering information for sabotage purposes at a defence company in southern Germany.

Germany detains Ukrainian suspected of spying on defence firm
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​German ‌prosecutors have detained ​a 33-year-old Ukrainian ‌national suspected of gathering information on the premises ‌of a defence ‌company in southern Germany for sabotage purposes, ⁠they ​said ⁠on Thursday.

The man, who ⁠was detained on Sunday, ​is suspected of ⁠working as a low-level agent ⁠on ​behalf of a foreign ⁠spy agency, they added, without ⁠naming ⁠which country.

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