US intelligence chief expelled from Germany

Germany expelled the chief of the United States secret services station in Berlin after two cases of spying by the Americans were uncovered in less than a week. The discovery happened while anger still simmered within the US’ long-time European over the revelation of fugitive intelligence contractor Edward Snowden that the National Security Agency wiretapped German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s phone calls.

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Meanwhile, the US was the target of hackers traced in China, trying to access information on people who had applied for top-security clearances. The government said no data were compromised.