London (CNN) — A 34-year-old man is under arrest in connection with a phone hacking scandal that engulfed Britain’s former News of the World newspaper, police in London said Friday.
The man, whose name has not been disclosed, is being held on suspicion of conspiracy to intercept voice mail messages and attempting to pervert the course of justice, the Metropolitan Police said.
More than a dozen people have been arrested in connection with the investigation into claims of phone hacking by the News of the World, known as Operation Weeting.
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