13.06.2011                      11.Siwan, 5771                      

Spionage:

Israel denies connection to alleged spy caught in Egypt

Man reported to be Israeli intelligence officer was allegedly active in Cairo's Tahrir Square, "inciting youths toward sectarian strife."

Israel denied involvement – and any familiarity – with Egyptian allegations that a Mossad spy was caught in Cairo on Sunday on suspicion of spying and trying to recruit Egyptian youths to act against the authorities after president Hosni Mubarak’s recent overthrow.
A Foreign Ministry official in Jerusalem said the ministry was “totally and completely unfamiliar with the story,” and was looking into the matter, after first hearing about it in the media….