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Economy
Pakistani man arrested for military espionage in Germany
2013-03-29
[Dawn] A Pak man working in a German technology research centre has been tossed in the calaboose
You have the right to remain silent...
 and incarcerated
Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'!
 on suspicion of military espionage, Germany's state prosecutor said Thursday.

The 28-year-old employee was registered as a student at the centre where he worked in the northwestern city of Bremen.

Named only as Umar R., the man is suspected of "attempting to procure information about sophisticated military technologies" since October, a statement from the prosecutor said.
"Tell me, professor, what's your fave way to keep nuclear bombs from rusting in storage?"
According to the news magazine Focus, which reported his arrest, Umar R. allegedly obtained illegally studies into the piloting and navigation of drones until he was caught out by a colleague.
Aren't there video games that teach that?
The company where the man worked develops technology for Israeli surveillance aircraft used by German troops in Afghanistan, the magazine reported.
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