Merkel reiterates 'spying among friends' is unacceptable at surveillance hearing

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told politicians she stands by her 2013 complaint that "spying among friends" is unacceptable as she appeared before a committee examining alleged US surveillance in Germany.

Merkel reiterates 'spying among friends' is unacceptable at surveillance hearing

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told politicians she stands by her 2013 complaint that "spying among friends" is unacceptable as she appeared before a committee examining alleged US surveillance in Germany.

The parliamentary panel is also examining questionable activities by German intelligence - which Mrs Merkel said she heard about only much later.

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