At the time of his detention, Mr Fogle was wearing a blond wig and reportedly carrying a large sum of money, as well as technical devices and written instructions for the Russian agent he had tried to recruit.

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One agent was suspended for taking an FBI motorcycle for a joyride, while another was disciplined for carrying his gun while drunk.

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As well as carrying out run-of-the-mill duties at the foreign ministry, he worked as an agent of Czech military intelligence under the codename Salima, responsible for the assignments of military spies under diplomatic cover.

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The only way to eliminate any risk of cross-infection in the aircraft cabin -- or the rapid worldwide spread of an infectious agent -- is to prevent would-be passengers who are either substantially exposed to or carrying transmissible infections from flying.

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