Dutch security services expel Russian spies over cyber plot

Undated handout photo dated issued by the Dutch Ministry of Defence of a car carrying hacking equipment used by GRU officers, travelling on official Russian passports, parked near the headquarters of the OPCW in The Hague. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Thursday October 4, 2018. On April 13 the officers parked a car carrying specialist hacking equipment outside the headquarters of the OPCW in The Hague. At that point the Dutch counter-terrorism officers intervened to disrupt the operation and the four GRU officers were ordered to leave the country. See PA story POLITICS Russia. Photo credit should read: Dutch Ministry of Defence/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder. Dutch Ministry of Defence

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