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American arrested in Russia as a spy is innocent, brother says

The brother of a U.S. citizen arrested in Russia on espionage charges said Tuesday that he's innocent and was in Moscow to attend a wedding. Paul Whelan was arrested in Moscow on Friday. The Russian Federal Security Service said Whelan was caught "during an espionage operation," but gave no details.
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