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Egypt Detains Israeli Man Suspected of Spying

   VOA News  June 12, 2011

   Egypt has detained an Israeli man suspected of spying in Cairo and
   trying to provoke violence during the uprising that overthrew former
   Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak.
   Officials said Sunday the Israeli entered Cairo around January 25 and
   posed as a foreign correspondent. The officials claim he is an officer
   with Israel's Mossad intelligence agency.
   The Egyptian sources also claim the man had encouraged youths to clash
   with the Egyptian military during protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square.
   Israel's Foreign Ministry said it was not aware of the detention.
   Egypt signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979.

   Some information for this report provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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