US soldier arrested in Britain on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence

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British police arrested a 41-year-old senior U.S. Army member near Gloucester on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence. He remains in custody, and authorities said the arrest was unrelated to other counter-terrorism investigations.

UK police arrested a senior member of the US Army on Tuesday on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence, adding that the arrest was not related to other counter-terror investigations. The 41-year-old man was detained near the city of Gloucester, west England, and remains in custody.