Former German Spy Chief August Hanning Arrested for Treason
August Hanning, who led the BND from 1998 to 2005, is in custody amid investigations into alleged espionage and passing state secrets.
First reported by Deutsche Welle, 10 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
The story so far
4 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 6 Oct 2026. Deutsche Welle published first, on 6 October at 08:10 UTC; Bloomberg.com followed 10 min later. The most recent article, from News Feed, appeared on 6 October at 09:11 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Bloomberg.com (major outlet), News Feed (major outlet), Deutsche Welle, Sky News.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Deutsche WelleGermany: Ex-spy chief arrested for espionage — reports
- Deutsche WelleGermany's ex-spy chief arrested for espionage
- Bloomberg.comGermany’s Ex-Intelligence Chief Taken Into Custody, Report Says
- Sky NewsFormer German intelligence chief arrested over allegations of 'spying out state secrets'
- News FeedFormer German spy chief arrested for treason
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Former German spy chief arrested for treason News Feed ·
- Germany’s Ex-Intelligence Chief Taken Into Custody, Report Says Bloomberg.com ·
- Former German intelligence chief arrested over allegations of 'spying out state secrets' Sky News
- Germany: Ex-spy chief arrested for espionage — reports Deutsche Welle
- Germany's ex-spy chief arrested for espionage Deutsche Welle
In this story
- AUGUST HANNING
- BND