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US Army soldier arrested in UK on suspicion of espionage related to Russia

Verified: 44 outlets in 24 countries have reported this story since Nov 10, 4 of them from the United Kingdom.

📍 United Kingdom, GB·🕐 13m ago·44 outlets

By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — A 41-year-old United States Army soldier was arrested in the United Kingdom

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✓ Verified · 44 outlets

Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.

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The story so far · 50 reports · · 24 countries✓ Verified Nov 10, 7:37 PM UTC

4 outlets from the United Kingdom, where the story is: BBC, Financial Times, The Guardian and 1 more · how we count

  1. Nov 10, 7:10 PM UTCFirst report
    Breaking: UK police say member of US Army arrested under National Security Actabc.net.au ↗
  2. Nov 10, 7:37 PM UTC+26 min
    US soldier arrested in UK on Russian espionage allegationsdw.com ↗
  3. Nov 10, 7:37 PM UTC+27 min
    UK counter-terrorism police arrest member of US army with alleged links to Russiatheguardian.com ↗
  4. Nov 11, 8:05 PM UTC+25 h
    UK police question Nato-assigned US soldier accused of spying for Russiadawn.com ↗
  5. Nov 12, 6:28 AM UTC+35 h
    American soldier arrested in the UK on suspicion of spying for Russiadefence24.com ↗
  6. Nov 12, 3:16 PM UTC+44 h
    U.S. Army Officer Arrested in Britain on Suspicion of Spying for Russialegalinsurrection.com ↗
  7. Nov 12, 6:16 PM UTC+47 h· you’re reading this
    US Army soldier arrested in UK on suspicion of espionage related to Russiacbc.bb ↗
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Reliability
78%

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