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Russian Spy Suspect Jumps Bail In Cyprus

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Source: Reuters

LARNACA, Cyprus (Reuters) - An alleged Russian spy wanted by the United States has gone missing 24 hours after being released on bail in Cyprus, police on the Mediterranean island said on Wednesday.

Christopher Robert Metsos, 55, was arrested on the holiday island on Tuesday after being named by the U.S. Justice Department. He was released on bail but failed to report to a police station on Wednesday evening.

U.S. authorities believe he was the paymaster for a network of agents in the United States.

Cypriot police checked his holiday apartment in the southern coastal town of Larnaca but did not find him.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/06/30/news/news-us-usa-russia-spying-cyprus.html?_r=1&ref=news

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