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SemaforNews report · Oct 6, 10:27 PM
Former German spy chief charged with treason
August Hanning, who left Germany’s foreign intelligence service in 2005, is its first former chief to face charges.
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Former German spy chief charged with treason
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What happened August Hanning, who left Germany’s foreign intelligence service in 2005, is its first former chief to face charges.
The headline split Semafor frames it as "Former German spy chief charged with treason". Honolulu Star-Advertiser frames it as "Ex-German spy chief arrested on suspicion of attempted treason".
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Honolulu Star-AdvertiserNews report · Oct 6, 10:00 PM
Ex-German spy chief arrested on suspicion of attempted treason
BERLIN >> Former German spy chief August Hanning was detained today on suspicion of attempted treason in a case that ranks among Germany’s biggest intelligence scandals since the Cold War.
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