VATICAN CITY
Al Arabiya
By Al Arabiya with Agencies
The Vatican arrested a man caught in possession of secret documents Friday, as the Holy See cracked down on a leak scandal which has seen confidential information passed to the Italian media.
“The inquiry carried out by Vatican police… allowed them to identify someone in possession of confidential documents. This person is currently being questioned by a Vatican magistrate,” Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi told journalists.
The Vatican, embroiled for months in the so-called “Vatileaks” scandal involving the leak of secret papers, said its police had detained the person in possession of confidential documents.
A Vatican source said the person was not a priest.
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