UK arrests US Army member suspected of spying

A senior member of the US Army was arrested in Britain on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence, British police said on Tuesday.



The 41-year-old man was arrested near the city of Gloucester, west England and remains in custody at a London police station.



He was arrested on suspicion of offences under sections 1 and 3 of the National Security Act, which relate to obtaining or disclosing protected information and assisting a foreign intelligence service.



Police said the country to which the allegations relate is Russia.