Egypt Busts Alleged Israel Spy Ring
Key suspect admits to having passed on military intelligence to the Mossad
Egypt has smashed a ring suspected of spying for Israel, reported a state-run newspaper on Sunday.
The group, composed of Egyptians and Palestinians, had been detected in the Sinai Peninsula bordering Israel, according to the report.
The main suspect, an Egyptian national, was arrested after security agencies had kept a watch on him for four months. The paper said that the suspect, the only member of the group to have been detained, has admitted to having provided the Mossad, Israel’s secret service, with unspecified military information.
“The [Egyptian] intelligence agency has taken charge of the case to track other members of the network,” added the paper.