BERLIN (Reuters) - German opposition parties accused Chancellor Angela Merkel's interior minister on Saturday of failing to nail down the extent of U.S. spying on allies such as Germany, a sensitive issue that could influence a September election.
The question of how much the government knew about reports of intrusive surveillance by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has touched a raw nerve in Germany just two months before the election, in which Merkel is tipped to win a third term.
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