Several French citizens have been arrested in connection with an espionage ring operated by Russia in Belgium and France, judicial officials said Thursday.

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The arrests come two weeks after Belgium expelled four Russians, including two embassy diplomats, and lodged a formal protest to Russian authorities about alleged espionage.In France, the state counterespionage agency has arrested at least five people - at least one on spying charges - and is interrogating them, the sources said.

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