Updated at 10:30 a.m.
A U.S. citizen has been arrested in Moscow on suspicion of espionage, Russia’s Federal Security Service announced Monday.
The domestic security agency named the detained individual as Paul Whelan. It said in a short statement that he was caught during a spying operation, without adding further details.
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