Germany probing new US spy case

German authorities said yesterday they were investigating an alleged foreign spy as reports said the suspect was the second within days believed to be working for US intelligence.
The latest case comes hot on the heels of an arrest last week of an unidentified employee of Germany's foreign intelligence agency, the BND.
If confirmed, it would further strain transatlantic relations, which have taken a bruising since last year with the NSA surveillance scandal revealed by Edward Snowden.
Die Welt daily said that the suspect was a German army officer. The German defence ministry, when asked about the case by AFP, said that "an investigation is ongoing" within the ministry, without elaborating.