Moscow (ANTARA News/AFP) - A US diplomat accused by the Russians of being a CIA spy after they caught him allegedly trying to recruit agents last week left the country on Sunday, Russian television reported.

Ryan Fogle flew out of Moscow, Russia`s NTV state television channel said, broadcasting pictures showing him at Sheremetyevo International Airport.

Russia announced last week that it had caught Fogle as he prepared to recruit a member of the Russian security forces.

He was shown wearing a blond wig on Russian television, which displayed an array of spying equipment, including a compass and an old-fashioned mobile phone.

Russia`s foreign ministry declared Fogle persona non grata on Wednesday and called for him to leave the country as soon as possible.(*)

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