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German spy agency concluded COVID virus likely leaked from lab, papers say

The German Foreign Intelligence Service assessed that a lab origin of COVID-19 was overwhelmingly likely, estimating the probability to be around 80 to 95% according to an investigative report by Die Zeit and Sueddeutsche Zeitung.
The BND's findings, blending secret intelligence and public research, were conveyed to the CIA and influenced its updated assessment regarding the origins of COVID-19.
Political influences and assurances from prominent virologists contributed to the reluctance of both the German and U.S. Governments to publicly disclose the lab origin assessment.
German intelligence obtained unpublished data from Wuhan, integrating it with public scientific literature for their analysis after the pandemic's emergence.

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Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)

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Newser

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tfppwire.com

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