Classified documents from Britain's defence ministry containing details about a British warship and Russia's potential reaction to its passage through the Black Sea have been found at a bus stop in southern England, the
BBC
reported on Sunday.
The
Ministry of Defence
said it had been informed last week of "an incident in which sensitive defence papers were recovered by a member of the public".
"The department takes the security of information extremely seriously and an investigation has been launched. The employee concerned reported the loss at the time. It would be inappropriate to comment further," a spokesperson said.
Russian foreign ministry spokesperson
Maria Zakharova
mocked the British government on social media channel Telegram, saying: "
London
has used a number of lies to cover up the latest provocation. 007 (
James Bond
) is no longer the same."
"And now a riddle-like question for the British parliament, why do we need 'Russian hackers' if there are British bus stops?"
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