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| Ryan Fogle leaves Russia after being accused of operating as CIA spy | Ryan Fogle leaves Russia after being accused of operating as CIA spy |
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| The US embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia , five days after he was ordered to leave the country, according to reports. | The US embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia , five days after he was ordered to leave the country, according to reports. |
| The Kremlin-loyal NTV station broadcast footage showing Ryan Fogle going through passport control and security at Sheremetyevo international airport. | The Kremlin-loyal NTV station broadcast footage showing Ryan Fogle going through passport control and security at Sheremetyevo international airport. |
| He also was pictured in the company of embassy staff as he wheeled a suitcase into the Moscow airport, which is used by the airline Delta for its direct flights to New York. | He also was pictured in the company of embassy staff as he wheeled a suitcase into the Moscow airport, which is used by the airline Delta for its direct flights to New York. |
| Russian security services announced this week that Fogle, a 29-year-old third secretary in the US embassy, had been caught trying to recruit a Russian counter-terrorism officer. | Russian security services announced this week that Fogle, a 29-year-old third secretary in the US embassy, had been caught trying to recruit a Russian counter-terrorism officer. |
| Fogle, who was accused of working for the CIA, was widely shown on Russian television wearing a blond wig. The US embassy has refused to comment on the case. | Fogle, who was accused of working for the CIA, was widely shown on Russian television wearing a blond wig. The US embassy has refused to comment on the case. |
| The attention given to the Fogle case in Russia contrasts with recent moves by Washington and Moscow to develop closer co-operation on counter-terrorism in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing on 15 April. | The attention given to the Fogle case in Russia contrasts with recent moves by Washington and Moscow to develop closer co-operation on counter-terrorism in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing on 15 April. |
| The bombing suspects – Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his elder brother, Tamerlan, who was killed by police – have roots in the Russian republic of Chechnya. | The bombing suspects – Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his elder brother, Tamerlan, who was killed by police – have roots in the Russian republic of Chechnya. |
| Tamerlan spent six months last year in neighboring Dagestan, now the centre of an Islamic insurgency, and US investigators have been working with the Russians to try to determine whether he had established any contacts with the militants. | Tamerlan spent six months last year in neighboring Dagestan, now the centre of an Islamic insurgency, and US investigators have been working with the Russians to try to determine whether he had established any contacts with the militants. |
| Little is known publicly about Fogle's duties and activities in Russia. The US state department confirmed he worked as an embassy employee but would give no details about his job. The CIA has made no comment. | Little is known publicly about Fogle's duties and activities in Russia. The US state department confirmed he worked as an embassy employee but would give no details about his job. The CIA has made no comment. |
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