The former German intelligence chief August Hanning has been arrested on allegations of espionage.
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He was head of the Federal Intelligence Service from 1998 to 2005 and prosecutors said he was "suspected of spying out state secrets and attempted treason."
His former aide, identified only as Manfred D, was also arrested in western Germany.
It has not been made clear who the two men were suspected of spying for.
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