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A 41-year-old senior US Army soldier was arrested near Gloucester, England, on Tuesday on suspicion of spying for Russia, British counter-terror police said. The soldier is held under the National Security Act 2023, sections one and three, which cover obtaining or disclosing protected information and assisting a foreign intelligence service. He is in custody at a London police station, where he is being questioned, and can be held without charge for up to 14 days. BBC US and Canada reported the arrest, and officers are searching two locations in Gloucestershire. The BBC understood the soldier was based at Imjin Barracks in Innsworth, headquarters of Nato's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps. Counter Terrorism Policing said the case is not linked to other ongoing investigations. FBI director Kash Patel said espionage allegations were of the utmost concern to the United States and its allies. Brigadier General Sean Stinchon, of US Army Counterintelligence Command, said insider threats are real and urged anyone with suspicions to report them.