Confusing headline on Russian spy story

‘Russian Foreign Ministry: Russian spy detained in Russia’

So he was a Russian spying in Russia?

No.

“Detained in Russia on suspicion of espionage, a Norwegian citizen was an employee of the special services.

“As writes on December 28, ‘Gazeta.ru’ referring to RIA Novosti, this was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. ‘Indeed, on December 5, during a spy operation in Moscow, a representative of Norwegian special services, a Norwegian citizen, Mr. Berg, was detained. He is in Russia on a tourist visa. On December 6, a criminal case was initiated against him under Article 276 of the Criminal Code ‘Espionage’,” the agency quotes Zakharova as saying.

“She stressed that this incident will not affect relations between Russia and Norway: ‘It happens, it is unpleasant, accordingly, and the legislation of our country provides for adequate measures in this case’, concluded the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry.”

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Here is link to BBC story:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42416966