Photo: DPAThe Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), Germany’s foreign intelligence service, spied on journalists from the BBC, New York times and Reuters, according to a report in Spiegel. Documents seen by Spiegel suggest that the BND eavesdropped on at least 50 telephone numbers, fax numbers or email addresses belonging to journalists or editors across the world. The BBC bureau in Afghanistan is on the list seen by Spiegel, as is their headquarters in London. The New York Times office in Afghanistan is also named, as are mobile and satellite phone numbers for Reuters in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria. Last year Germany approved new measures to rein in the activities of its foreign intelligence agency after the scandal over improper collusion with the US National Security Agency.

Source: The Local February 24, 2017 15:05 UTC