Germany Expels U.S. Intelligence Envoy Amid Spying Spat
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government expelled the top U.S. intelligence official in Berlin over allegations of espionage, escalating a conflict that one of her aides said has caused “grave” political harm.
The U.S. embassy official was asked to leave Germany after the Federal Prosecutor began investigating spying practices, according to the statement from Merkel’s Chancellery today.