Algerians Arrest Mossad Agent with Forged Spanish Passport, Thousands of British Passports Copied by Israeli Airline Staff

Israel copied thousands of passports

Published today (updated) 29/03/2010 14:25

Bethlehem - Ma'an/Agencies -

Britain believes thousands of its passports have been copied by airline staff working for the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, a UK tabloid reported Sunday.

News of the World reported that the British MI6 intelligence service believe Britons flying to Israel have been targeted for months and their documents cloned.

The British Foreign Office held top-level talks on whether to issue a warning against travelling with certain airlines, the report said.

Police officials reportedly believe documents were also copied during searches at a September terrorism conference in Israel.

"It was said to be routine but the searches did not apply to all nations," one of the participants was quoted as saying. "There is now a real concern that some of these high-ranking officers and officials have also had documents cloned."

On Tuesday, Britain expelled an Israeli diplomat believed to be Mossad's top agent operating in the country.

Algerian authorities arrest Mossad agent holding forged passport

[ 29/03/2010 - 12:53 PM ]

ALGERIA, (PIC)--

Algerian newspaper revealed on Sunday that the authorities in Algeria arrested a secret agent working for the Mossad, Israel’s intelligence apparatus, and holding a forged Spanish passport.

According to Al-Nahar newspaper, the Algerian security apparatuses arrested an Israeli spy called Alberto, 35, in the city of Hassi Messaoud near an Egyptian office providing service for oil companies.

It pointed out that the spy used a cloned Spanish passport to enter Algeria and obtained the visa through one of its embassies in Europe.

The newspaper also affirmed that as the Alegerian security apparatuses embarked on investigation into the issue of this spy, the US administration intervened and sent a high-ranking official to Algeria in this regard.

The newspaper said that assistant head of the FBI John Pistole visited last Thursday Algeria to convince the authorities to release Alberto, adding that the Mossad agent was fluent in Arabic and frequented popular neighborhoods in Hassi city either to pray in the mosque of Bilal or to sit in Arabian cafes and chat with citizens.

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