A woman who was stabbed in GCHQ last week was working for US intelligence, according to new reports. It's claimed that the American spy was on secondment and was attacked just three miles away from GCHQ's headquarters.
Detectives believe the victim was targeted by a knifeman in an alleged terrorist attack outside a leisure centre on Thursday, March 9 at 9.15pm. The victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries following the incident, reports Gloucestershire Live.
The Mail Online reported that yesterday (March 13), the she remained in a stable condition in hospital following surgery. Officers have been searching an address in Cheltenham connected with the alleged offender, who is a man aged 29 and from Cheltenham.
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He is currently being held on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of terrorism contrary to Section 41 of the Terrorism Act (2000), as well as on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act (2006).
The identity of the woman has not been revealed, but the Mail Online has reported that they discovered she is an 'American spy' on secondment to the Government Communications Headquarters.
Assistant Chief Constable Richard Ocone of Gloucestershire Constabulary, said: "I would like to reassure those living locally or visiting the county that we believe this was an isolated incident and we are not aware of any wider threat to members of the public. We are working closely with our partners in Counter Terrorism Policing.
"We appreciate that an incident of this nature may be concerning and we would encourage people to contact us via 101 with any additional information they may have about the incident."
GCHQ has declined to comment.
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