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Bristol Post
Zhara Simpson

Woman stabbed in "Cheltenham terrorist incident" is 'US spy' working at GCHQ

A woman who was stabbed in GCHQ last week was working for US intelligence, according to new reports. It's claimed that the American spy was on secondment and was attacked just three miles away from GCHQ's headquarters.

Detectives believe the victim was targeted by a knifeman in an alleged terrorist attack outside a leisure centre on Thursday, March 9 at 9.15pm. The victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries following the incident, reports Gloucestershire Live.

The Mail Online reported that yesterday (March 13), the she remained in a stable condition in hospital following surgery. Officers have been searching an address in Cheltenham connected with the alleged offender, who is a man aged 29 and from Cheltenham.

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