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MMM Protective medical equipment made by 3M headed for Berlin was intercepted in Thailand and diverted to the U.S., The Financial Times' Guy Chazan, James Politi and Victor Mallet report.

Berlin's interior minister Andreas Geisel confirmed that the FFP2 and FFP3 masks had been "confiscated" in Bangkok and never reached Berlin, saying "We consider that an act of modern piracy." According to a person with direct knowledge of the matter, 3M this week resisted demands by White House officials to send about 10M N95 respirator masks being produced in Singapore for markets in Asia to the U.S.

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