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British-Azerbaijani man arrested in Cyprus over alleged spying on UK airbase for Iran

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British-Azerbaijani man arrested in Cyprus over alleged spying on UK airbase for Iran

Rashad Sultanov, from London, suspected of conducting hostile surveillance and passing information to Revolutionary Guards

A British-Azerbaijani national has been arrested ⁠in Cyprus on suspicion of spying on a British airbase on the Mediterranean island and passing information to Iran’s ⁠Islamic Revolutionary Guard ⁠Corps, the Metropolitan police ​said.

Rashad Sultanov, 44, from Islington, north London, was arrested on 17 July by Cypriot authorities ⁠and is being held in custody as extradition proceedings continue, the police said in a statement on Friday.

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Originally reported by The Guardian. Read the full story at the original source.