Greece probes Azerbaijani arrested for espionage for links to Iran | News

Arrest comes shortly after Cyprus detains ethnic-Azeri suspected of planning attack on military base for Iran.

Greek police have arrested an Azerbaijani national suspected of spying on a NATO base on the island of Crete.

Local media reported on Monday that the man was detained the previous day on suspicion of espionage. Authorities are reportedly investigating whether the case is linked to the arrest in recent days of a man with Azeri roots in Cyprus on suspicion of terror-related offences…