The US National Security Agency (NSA) has used a partnership with Denmark’s foreign intelligence unit to spy on senior officials of neighboring countries, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to Danish state broadcaster DR.
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REVEALED: NSA used Denmark intelligence to help SPY on European leaders, including German chancellor Angela Merkel
US National Security Agency used a partnership with Denmark s foreign intelligence to spy on senior officials, according to Danish state broadcaster DR
The findings are the result of an internal investigation in the Danish Defence Intelligence Service from 2015 into NSA s role in the partnership
The NSA used Danish information cables to spy on senior officials in Sweden, Norway, France and Germany, including German chancellor Angela Merkel
The internal investigation in the Danish Defence Intelligence Service was launched in 2014 following concerns about Edward Snowden s leaks