Canadian Intern at NATO Military Headquarters in Belgium Faces Spying Charges

A Canadian woman ​of Chinese origin who was an intern at ‌NATO’s military headquarters in Belgium has been arrested on spying charges, Belgian prosecutors have said.

“She is suspected of spying ​on behalf of a third country and of ​being a member of a criminal organisation,” the ⁠Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement.

The woman ​worked as an intern at NATO’s Supreme Headquarters Allied ​Powers Europe (SHAPE) in the Belgian city of Mons, the statement said. It did not provide further details of her identity or the country ​or organisation she is suspected of spying for.

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