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MOSCOW, May 29 (KUNA) -- Moldovan authorities have declared five Russian diplomats persona non-grata and asked them to leave the country immediately.
Interfax news agency, citing sources at the Russian embassy, said on Monday that the five diplomats were asked to get out of the country in 24 hours.
The Moldovan authorities had accused the Russian military attachأ© of trying to solicit secret information from a former MP. (end)
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