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image captionAngela Merkel was allegedly targeted by US intelligence
Denmark s secret service helped the US spy on European politicians including German Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2012 to 2014, Danish media report.
The Defence Intelligence Service (FE) collaborated with the US National Security Agency (NSA) to gather information, according to a report by Danish broadcaster Danmarks Radio.
Intelligence was collected on other officials from Germany, France, Sweden and Norway, according to the report.
Similar allegations emerged in 2013.
Then, secrets leaked by US whistleblower Edward Snowden alleged tapping of the German chancellor s phone by the NSA.
When those allegations were made, the White House gave no outright denial, but said Mrs Merkel s phone was not being bugged at the time and would not be in future.