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Spain expels two US embassy staff for allegedly bribing intelligence agents

Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles, seen here at a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, on June 29, 2022, has said that a scandal involving alleged efforts to bribe Spanish intelligence workers by US embassy staff would not harm diplomatic relations [File: Manu Fernandez/AP Photo]

Spain has ejected two staff workers at the United States embassy, following allegations that they attempted to bribe Spanish intelligence officers in exchange for secrets.

Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Thursday that Spain had filed a complaint to the US, but that the incident would not harm diplomatic relations between the two countries.

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