Britain and Germany were at odds last night over claims that UK spies run an eavesdropping centre from the roof of the British Embassy in Berlin. Foreign minister Guido Westerwelle summoned the British ambassador to hear a formal protest about the snooping network allegedly operated by the Government Communications Headquarters. The German Foreign Office said it had warned Simon McDonald that using a diplomatic mission to tap communications would violate international law. Protest: German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (left) called in British ambassador Simon McDonald over reports the embassy is used as a listening post Leaked US National Security Agency documents suggest the UK could be using high-tech equipment on the embassy roof to gather economic and political intelligence, according to The Independent newspaper.
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Guido Westerwelle called in Simon McDonald for a formal protest
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Security details leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden
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Documents claim UK embassy has hi-tech equipment on embassy roof
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