A 41-year-old United States Army soldier was arrested in the United Kingdom on Tuesday on suspicion of espionage related to Russia, according to London’s Metropolitan Police.
The unnamed soldier was arrested by British counterterror police “working closely with US authorities, US Military and the FBI,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. He remains in custody at a London police station.
“The 41-year-old man was arrested near Gloucester on Tuesday, 10 November,” the release said. “He was arrested on suspicion of offenses under Section 1 and Section 3 of the National Security Act 2023.”
