Russia fumes over 'spy tunnel' under embassy

Claims that the US built a tunnel under the Soviet Embassy in Washington to eavesdrop have angered Russia.

Russia fumes over 'spy tunnel' under embassy
Mon, 05 Mar, 2001 - 10:44

Claims that the US built a tunnel under the Soviet Embassy in Washington to eavesdrop have angered Russia.

The New York Times says the FBI and the National Security Agency constructed the tunnel in the 1980s.

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