AP – A U.S., front, and a Russian plane, rear, believed to be carrying candidates for a 14-person spy swap …
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MOSCOW – A Russian news agency says a plane carrying 10 people deported from the United States for spying has landed in Moscow.
The report by the state news agency RIA Novosti says the plane arrived Friday afternoon.
Only a few hours earlier, the U.S. and Russia exchanged 10 spies arrested in the U.S. for four convicted in Russia in a tightly choreographed diplomatic dance at Vienna's airport.
British media say the U.S. plane later brought the four Russians convicted of spying for the West to a U.K. military base in southern England.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
LONDON (AP) — British media say a U.S. plane carrying four Russians traded in the largest spy swap since the Cold War has landed at a U.K. military base.
The BBC and Sky News reported that the plane landed at RAF Brize Norton air base in Oxfordshire in southern England. It was not immediately clear what the plane's next destination would be — if any.
Only a few hours earlier, the U.S. and Russia exchanged 10 spies arrested in the U.S. for four convicted in Russia in a tightly choreographed diplomatic dance Friday at Vienna's airport.