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Thousands of Photos of US Military Base on Crete Found in Arrest of Man Claiming to Be Tourist
- Greek authorities arrested a 26-year-old Azerbaijani man on June 22, 2025, on Crete for alleged espionage targeting a U.S.-Greek military base.
- The arrest followed intelligence from Greece’s national agency and came days after a similar detention of a British man in Cyprus on related charges.
- Police seized over 5,000 photographs and numerous videos from multiple devices in the suspect’s hotel room, including specialized encryption software on his laptop.
- The images mostly showed U.S. naval and air operations at the strategic NATO base in the eastern Mediterranean, with the suspect residing near the facility since mid-June.
- The suspect is undergoing legal proceedings while authorities investigate potential connections to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and whether the case is related to a recent arrest in Cyprus amid ongoing regional tensions.
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The Star Kuala LumpurGreek police arrest man on suspicion of spying in Crete
ATHENS - Greek police have arrested an Azeri man suspected of espionage on the island of Crete, which is home to a NATO military base, based on information from the country's intelligence service, police said on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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