Berlin, Ramadan 13, 1435, Jul 10, 2014, SPA -- Germany is expelling the chief US intelligence official in Berlin, Chancellor Angela Merkel said through a spokesman Thursday, as anger grew over allegations of two cases of US espionage exposed in the past week, dpa reported. Such a diplomatic breach is unprecedented in the nearly seven decades since the end of World War II, during which the two have been close allies. Merkel urged the United States to act to restore lost trust. Steffen Seibert, Merkel's spokesman, did not give the name, title or affiliation of the US official to be sent home from Berlin, saying only: "The representative of the US intelligence services at the US embassy is being requested to leave Germany. "The request arises in the context of the current criminal inquiry as well as the issue that has been there for months: the activities of US intelligence services in Germany," he said. -- SPA 18:09 LOCAL TIME 15:09 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w