Array of Spy Antennas Prompts Austria to Expel Russian Envoys

The entrance to the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Vienna.

Photographer: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images

Austria expelled three Russian diplomats suspected of espionage after investigators linked their activities to an apparent expansion of signals-intelligence capabilities at Russian embassy buildings in Vienna.

The move brings the number of Russian envoys forced to leave the Austrian capital to 14 over the past four years, the Foreign Ministry said in an emailed statement. Public broadcaster ORF first reported the expulsions.