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- U.S. officials flew an American diplomat out of Britain after a raid.
- The raid occurred on August 25 at the diplomat’s Putney flat, alleging child-abuse images.
- U.S. personnel seized the diplomat without an extradition request, lacking UK arrest powers.
- U.S. Embassy said it acted swiftly and will keep working with British law enforcement.
- Flight logs show a cargo plane moved from RAF Fairford to Dover Base on August 25, then to Chicago.