Albanian police detain Israeli man with suspicious device

51-year-old man, identified only as F.Y., has device and his cellphone confiscated

Illustrative photo of a police arrest (Matanya Tausig/Flash90)
Illustrative photo of a police arrest (Matanya Tausig/Flash90)

TIRANA, Albania — Albanian police detained an Israeli citizen who was found with a suspicious electronic device.

A statement Friday said the Israeli citizen, a 51 year-old-man identified as F.Y., was stopped at the Rinasi international Airport Mother Teresa before leaving the country. Police sequestered his electronic device and cellphone.

The Israeli suspect was being questioned at the presence of a legal interpreter.

The experts were checking the electronic device to see if it had been used for wiretapping or other illegal actions.

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