{{German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday allegations that a German man worked as a double agent for U.S. intelligence were serious and, if true, were a clear contradiction of what cooperation between partners is supposed to be about.}}<\/p>\n
The case risks further straining ties with Washington, which have been sorely tested by revelations last year of large-scale snooping on Germany by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA).<\/p>\n
“If the reports are correct it would be a serious case,” Merkel told a news conference in Beijing, standing next to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.<\/p>\n
“If the allegations are true, it would be for me a clear contradiction as to what I consider to be trusting cooperation between agencies and partners.”<\/p>\n
The White House and State Department have so far declined to comment on the arrest of a 31-year-old employee of Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency.<\/p>\n
According to intelligence and political sources, the man admits passing documents to a U.S. contact.<\/p>\n
Those include information about a parliamentary committee looking into allegations by former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden that Washington carried out major surveillance in Germany, including monitoring Merkel’s phone.<\/p>\n
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