Egyptian has 'revealed three Israeli spy cells'

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Agence France-Presse



Egyptian has 'revealed three Israeli spy cells'
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CAIRO (AFP) – The confessions of an Egyptian accused of spying for Israel have led to three espionage cells being dismantled in Lebanon and Syria, where an agent was executed in November, Cairo newspapers said Friday.

Tareq Abdul Razzak, the 37-year-old owner of an import-export business, is accused of having spied for the Jewish state together with two wanted Israelis.

Egypt, which has a 1979 peace treaty with Israel, informed Lebanon and Syria of his activities in recruiting agents after Abdul Razzak's arrest in May, Al-Masri newspaper said, quoting a security source close to the investigation.

The suspect has allegedly confessed that his two Israeli contacts had tasked him with making visits to Damascus with a fake passport and identity under the guise of business trips.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101224/wl_mideast_afp/egyptisraellebanonsyriatelecomespionage

[xchrom]

1. very interesting. nt

[aquart]

2. OMG! Espionage in the Middle East???

Well, that is such a shock.