German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the opening of the German Resistance Memorial Center in Berlin, July 1, 2014. REUTERS/Michael Sohn/Pool
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government wants a quick and clear explanation from Washington for U.S. intelligence's apparent contact with a German man arrested last week on suspicion of being a double agent, the Interior Minister said in a newspaper interview.
"I expect everyone to cooperate promptly to clear up these allegations - with quick and clear comments from the United States as well," Thomas de Maiziere told Bild newspaper, according to excerpts of its Monday edition.
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