The US Russian “Spy Exchange”
Posted on 09. Jul, 2010 by Mitchell Hockin in News
A flight carrying the five men and five women left New York after a judge ordered their expulsion during a court hearing at which they admitted spying for a foreign country.
Meanwhile, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has pardoned four people convicted of espionage in Russia.
It is unclear where the flight carrying the 10 Russian agents will land, or where the prisoners being freed by Moscow will be released.
Unconfirmed reports suggest some form of handover may take place in the Austrian capital Vienna.
A senior Russian official was quoted by Agence France-Presse news agency as saying the Russian agents were expected to arrive back in their homeland on Friday.
Full Story @ BBC NEWS
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