BREAKING: Three people arrested in UK on suspicion of spying for China

Three men aged 39, 43 and 68 have been arrested in London and Wales on suspicion of spying for China, the Metropolitan Police said as part of an investigation

Three people have been arrested over suspected spying offences involving a foreign nation.

A statement from the Metropolitan Police reads: "Three people have been arrested as part of a Counter Terrorism Policing investigation into suspected National Security Act offences.

"The men [A-C] were arrested on Wednesday, 4 March on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service, contrary to section 3 of the National Security Act, 2023. The country to which the investigation relates is China."

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