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Classified UK defence documents found at bus stop in England, says BBC
Classified documents from Britain's defence ministry containing details about a British warship and Russia's potential reaction to its passage through the Black Sea have been found at a bus stop in southern England, the BBC reported on Sunday.
The BBC said the documents, almost 50 pages in all, were found "in a soggy heap behind a bus stop in Kent early on Tuesday morning" by a member of the public, who wanted to remain anonymous.
The Defence Ministry said it had been informed last week of "an incident in which sensitive defence papers were recovered by a member of...
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