American held in Egypt 'in big trouble'

Ryan Jones

American-Israeli Ilan Grapel, arrested last week in Egypt as an alleged spy for the Jewish state, was reportedly told by the US consul in Cairo this week that he is "in big trouble."

That according to Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram, which also reported that Grapel had confessed to working for the Israeli Mossad. The report claimed that Grapel had been sent by the Mossad to foment unrest among Egyptians, and that he had sent regular reports back to his handlers in Tel Aviv.

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Latest Israeli spy story met with some skepticism

Abdel-Rahman Hussein

 

 

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The announcement of the arrest of an Israeli man, Ilan Grapel, on charges of spying in Egypt has been met with skepticism in some quarters, especially as accounts emerge of a man who, if he were a spy, could only be described as "bumbling".

According to a Reuters report, Grapel was posting openly on his Facebook page about his presence and activities in Egypt – hardly the remit of a super spy.

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