Egypt arrests Iran diplomat on spy charges: report
Yahoo news / AFP
29-May-2011

CAIRO (AFP) – Egyptian authorities have arrested an Iranian diplomat on charges of spying on the North African country for Tehran's intelligence services, state media reported on Sunday.

A judicial source confirmed his arrest, which was denied however by the Iranian interests section in Cairo.

"The state security prosecution today began an inquiry into Iranian diplomat Qasim al-Hosseini, who works at the Iranian interests section in Cairo," the Egyptian state news agency MENA reported.

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