American denies being a spy

Landstuhl - The freed American, Mr Edmond Pope, denied yesterday he was a spy and said he would write a book about his eight-…

Landstuhl - The freed American, Mr Edmond Pope, denied yesterday he was a spy and said he would write a book about his eight-month long ordeal in Russia which led to his conviction for espionage.

Pressure from President Clinton won a pardon for Mr Pope from the Russian President, Mr Vladimir Putin.

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