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Police have refused to comment on reports that a man being questioned under the Official Secrets Act tried to pass military secrets to the Russians.Police have refused to comment on reports that a man being questioned under the Official Secrets Act tried to pass military secrets to the Russians.
The unnamed man, who is in his 20s, was detained on Wednesday in Leeds, and a domestic and a business property have been searched in Skipton, North Yorks.The unnamed man, who is in his 20s, was detained on Wednesday in Leeds, and a domestic and a business property have been searched in Skipton, North Yorks.
Scotland Yard said it could not comment after the Yorkshire Post reported the alleged connection to Russia. Scotland Yard said it could not comment on the reported connection to Russia.
It comes just days after MI5 said Russia and China were spying on the UK. But it has emerged that the team of officers is brought in only over matters of national security.
The arrest comes just days after MI5 said Russia and China were spying on the UK.
In a speech, MI5 director general Jonathan Evans said it was a matter of "some disappointment" that the service was still having to deal with "unreconstructed attempts" at spying by these countries.In a speech, MI5 director general Jonathan Evans said it was a matter of "some disappointment" that the service was still having to deal with "unreconstructed attempts" at spying by these countries.
Regarding the detention of the Yorkshire man, Scotland Yard said he had been arrested under both the Official Secrets Act and the Explosive Substances Act. The Metropolitan Police said the man had been arrested under both the Official Secrets Act and the Explosive Substances Act.
In a statement, it said: "Following an application to court for an extension of custody the man remains in custody at a Yorkshire police station."In a statement, it said: "Following an application to court for an extension of custody the man remains in custody at a Yorkshire police station."
The Yorkshire Post reported that the arrested man is 23, thought to be British, and recently moved to the Skipton area.The Yorkshire Post reported that the arrested man is 23, thought to be British, and recently moved to the Skipton area.
The paper said the alleged breach of security was related to a government rather than a commercial source.The paper said the alleged breach of security was related to a government rather than a commercial source.