A German intelligence agency staffer has been arrested after allegedly being caught spying on behalf on the US, according to reports by German newspapers. The country's Federal Prosecutor's office has confirmed that a man had been arrested on suspicion of being a foreign spy, but gave no further details. . According to reports in Germany's Spiegel magazine and Bild newspaper, which cited "security sources", the man allegedly gave the NSA information on a German Parliamentary inquiry into spying by the NSA. The link for this article located at The Register UK is no longer available. . Sources confirm that a member of the German intelligence service has been detained on suspicion of providing support to the NSA amid an ongoing governmental probe.. German Spy Agency, Foreign Intelligence, Espionage Arrests. . Dave Wreski
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