France demands explanations from US ambassador

France has summoned the US ambassador to explain why American spies secretly checked millions of French phone records.

France demands explanations from US ambassador
Mon, 21 Oct, 2013 - 17:05

France has summoned the US ambassador to explain why American spies secretly checked millions of French phone records.

The Le Monde newspaper says documents leaked by Edward Snowden show that the US National Security Agency swept up 70.3 million French phone records in a 30-day period.

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