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Friday, 4 US spies were swapped for 10 Russian spies aboard a Vision Airlines flight, the swap took place in Vienna, Austria. The exchange took place while the airplanes waited on the tarmac. Neither government confirmed the exchange until after it took place. 

Thursday, 10 Russian agents pled guilty for intelligence gathering and failing to register as foreign agents and were expelled from the US, and had to leave all belongings behind. 

"The United States has successfully transferred 10 Russian agents to the Russian Federation and the Russian Federation has released four individuals who had been incarcerated in Russia," Dean Boyd, a spokesman for the National Security Division at the U.S. Department of Justice said. "The exchange of these individuals took place in Vienna, Austria, and has been completed."

Attorney General Eric Holder said that none of the Russian spies passed classified information and as a result were not charged with espionage. by Examiner

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