A US Army service member has been arrested in the United Kingdom on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence.
Reuters reports.
The 41-year-old man was arrested near the city of Gloucester in western England and remains in custody at a London police station.
The service member is suspected of offences under national security legislation relating to obtaining or disclosing protected information and assisting a foreign intelligence service. Police said the country to which the allegations relate is Russia.
FBI Director Kash Patel said: “This significant arrest is linked to espionage allegations that are of the greatest concern to the United States and our allies.”