Germany: No Proof Found So Far That U.S. Tapped Merkel’s Phone

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/12/world/europe/germany-no-proof-found-so-far-that-us-tapped-merkels-phone.html

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Germany’s top public prosecutor said an investigation into whether Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone had been tapped by American spies had so far failed to find any concrete evidence. A former National Security Agency contractor, Edward J. Snowden, has said that Washington carried out electronic espionage in Germany. The prosecutor, Harald Range, began an investigation in June. On Wednesday, Mr. Range said, “There is no proof at the moment which could lead to charges that Chancellor Merkel’s phone connection data was collected or her calls tapped.” The investigation is continuing.