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UPDATED Oct 7, 2026 at 11:09 AM ET
Oct 6, 2026 at 5:08 AM ET
Germany arrests former intelligence chief
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Germany has arrested August Hanning, a former head of its foreign intelligence agency, on suspicion of selling state secrets to at least one foreign state. The alleged breach could be the agency’s worst since the end of the Cold War.
WHO: German authorities
WHAT: Arrested former intelligence chief August Hanning in an espionage case
WHEN: Oct 6, 2026 at 12:19 PM ET
WHERE: Germany
WHY: Hanning is accused of selling state secrets to at least one foreign state.
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