Germany arrests intelligence service employee suspected of spying for Russia

FILE PHOTO: A sign of the headquarters of the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), Germany's Federal Intelligence Service, is seen in Berlin, Germany, February 8, 2019. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt

BERLIN (Reuters) - German authorities said on Thursday they had arrested an employee of its foreign intelligence service (BND) on suspicion of sharing state secrets with Russia this year and thereby committing treason.

Police arrested the suspect, a German citizen identified as Carsten L., on Wednesday in Berlin, the federal prosecutors office said. It said police also raided his flat and workplace as well as those of another person.