A security vehicle is parked in front of the State Department as investigations into spying activities within the building continue. A Russian diplomat, accused of attempting to gather military information, has been ordered to leave the United States.
Russian diplomat is expelled for spying.
The listening device was planted within a seventh-floor conference room of the State Department building, officials said. An ordinary person would not see it. The device was located inside the chair rail, a piece of wooden molding mounted on the walls at waist level. Investigators are checking whether the conference room has been recently renovated. This was not a one-time installation.