Former German intelligence chief arrested over allegations of 'spying out state secrets'
3 sources·Updated October 6, 2026
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- NYT World·2h agoGerman Officials Arrest Former Spy Chief on Espionage Charges
August Henning is accused of helping foreign governments. His arrest shook the German political world and had roots in a steakhouse-heiress kidnapping plot.
Read at NYT World → - Financial Times·2h agoFormer German spy chief arrested for treason
Former intelligence head August Hanning suspected of selling state secrets to a foreign power
Read at Financial Times → - Sky News Home·3h agoFormer German intelligence chief arrested over allegations of 'spying out state secrets'
A former German intelligence chief has been arrested on allegations that he "spied out state secrets", the country's federal prosecutor's office said.
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