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Germany arrests and detains former BND chief over alleged treasonous espionage
Germany arrested former BND president August Hanning and aide Manfred D. over suspected treasonous espionage; Hanning was ordered into pretrial detention and D. formally arrested. Prosecutors allege D. supplied about 2,000 BND documents, while Hanning denies wrongdoing; it remains unclear whether an analysis reached its recipient.
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Two men were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the reported espionage allegations.