Austria expels Russian diplomats over alleged spying

Federaţia Rusă

May 4 (UPI) -- Authorities in Austria have expelled three members of the Russian embassy staff for suspected spying, Austria's foreign minister said Monday. Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger said the diplomats were suspected of using a "forest of antennae" on the roof of the Russian embassy in Vienna to collect illicit data, The Guardian reported. The equipment was allegedly used to collect the data from organizations using satellite internet. "Espionage is a security issue for

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