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                  Russia Detains US Diplomat Accused of Spying

   Russia has declared a U.S. embassy employee it accused of trying to
   recruit a Russian intelligence officer to work for the CIA "persona non
   grata" and ordered his immediate departure.
   The move came Tuesday after the Federal Security Service announced it
   had briefly detained a U.S. citizen it identified as Ryan Fogle.
   The FSB said he was employed as a third secretary in the political
   department of the U.S. embassy in Moscow but also worked for the CIA.
   It said he was caught with special technical equipment, disguises, a
   large amount of cash and a letter to the Russian he was attempting to
   recruit.
   Russian media quoted the letter as offering the Russian intelligence
   officer $100,000 to start with and up to $1 million for "long-term
   cooperation."
   There was no immediate U.S. reaction.
   The Russian state news agency Itar-Tass published a photograph
   purporting to show Fogle`s "equipment" diplayed on a table, including a
   Moscow road atlas and wigs.
   Russian news agencies also published what they said was a photograph of
   Fogle`s detention, showing a man face down on the ground with his hands
   behind his back.
   In a statement Tuesday, Russia`s Foreign Ministry said that at a time
   when the Russian and U.S. presidents have declared a readiness to
   expand bilateral cooperation, "such provocative actions in the spirit
   of the Cold War by no means promote the strengthening of mutual trust."
   Russia`s Foreign Ministry summoned U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul for
   an explanation following the suspected agent`s detention.
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