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UK ambassador to Germany “has been called in by the German Foreign Minister,” in the wake of allegations that a secret listening post is operating from Britain’s embassy in Berlin, “just yards from the German parliament and Angela Merkel’s offices”, reports The Independent.
The daily explains that —
Simon McDonald met senior officials and was bluntly warned that any interception of data by intelligence services from a diplomatic facility would be in violation of international law. It is believed to be the first time that Germany has called in a UK ambassador in this way since the end of the Second World War.
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