Report: Egypt nabs 17 suspected spies

linked to Mossad

Jpost.com, Nov. 26, 2013

Egyptian security authorities have allegedly detained 17 people suspected of working as spies in connection with the Mossad, Kuwaiti daily al-Rai reported Tuesday. 

According to Egyptian officials cited in the report, the detainees were members of three spy networks operating in Cairo and several other Egyptian cities gathering security and military information along with intelligence on the country’s economic situation.