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Sami Quadri

Senior diplomat who left secret UK military files at bus stop 'set to become NATO ambassador'

A senior diplomat who left classified documents detailing British special forces positions at a bus stop is poised to become Britain's NATO ambassador, according to reports.

Angus Lapsley, 54, mislaid highly sensitive Ministry of Defence papers at a Kent bus stop in June 2021. The 50-page document, marked 'Secret UK eyes only', contained information about British and American special forces in Afghanistan.

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