London court sentences 6 Bulgarians to prison terms for spying for Russia: Police

London's Old Bailey criminal court has sentenced six Bulgarian citizens to prison terms for allegedly spying for Russia, the London police said.

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"A group of six Bulgarians living in the UK have been jailed for a combined total of more than 50 years for being part of a spying operation across Europe on behalf of Russia," the Metropolitan Police said in a statement on Monday.

Orlin Roussev, Bizer Dzhambazov, Katrin Ivanova, Ivan Stoyanov, Vanya Gaberova and Tihomir Ivanchev were given sentences ranging from 5 years and 3 months to 10 years and 8 months, the statement read.