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British police said Thursday that they have arrested three people on suspicion of spying for Russia.

The group – a 41-year-old man, 46-year-old man and 35-year-old woman – were all arrested on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service in the county of Essex, northeast of London, a statement from London’s Metropolitan Police said.

They were arrested as part of a counter terrorist investigation into suspected National Security Act offenses, the statement said, and taken to a police station in London.

Officers conducted searches at the two addresses in Essex. All three people have since been released on conditional bail, while the investigation remains ongoing, police said.

Commander Dominic Murphy, Head of the Counter Terrorism Command, said : “Through our recent nat

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