 "Russian FSB detains US diplomat accused of spying")
Russia's security services say they detained a US diplomat they claim is a CIA agent after they caught him red-handed trying to recruit a Russian agent.
The FSB said in a statement Tuesday that Ryan Fogle, a third secretary at the US Embassy in Moscow, was carrying special technical equipment, disguises, written instructions and a large sum of money when he was detained overnight.
State television showed pictures of a man said to be Fogle sitting at a desk in FSB offices. The FSB said Fogle was handed over to US Embassy officials.
No immediate comment was available from the US Embassy. Ambassador Michael McFaul, who was doing a question-and-answer session on Twitter when the detention was announced, said he would not comment.
The FSB said in a statement Tuesday that Ryan Fogle, a third secretary at the US Embassy in Moscow, was carrying special technical equipment, disguises, written instructions and a large sum of money when he was detained overnight.
State television showed pictures of a man said to be Fogle sitting at a desk in FSB offices. The FSB said Fogle was handed over to US Embassy officials.
No immediate comment was available from the US Embassy. Ambassador Michael McFaul, who was doing a question-and-answer session on Twitter when the detention was announced, said he would not comment.
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