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Family Of American Arrested In Moscow Refutes Spy Claims

David Whelan, who says he is Paul Whelan's brother, tweeted that his brother was in Moscow for a wedding, not a spy mission.

A man who says he is the brother of U.S. citizen Paul Whelan — who was arrested in Moscow last week on suspicion of spying — is proclaiming his brother's innocence and providing more detail to an opaque case.

On Tuesday, David Whelan , saying Paul Whelan was in Moscow to attend

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