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Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Egypt official says journalist detained for ‘false news’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAn Egyptian researcher and freelance journalist is detained upon arrival at Egypt’s Hurghada airport, says his wife and a police official.
Speaking anonymously on Tuesday because he is not authorized to brief reporters, the official says the Egyptian embassy in Berlin had notified airport authorities of Ismail Alexandrani’s arrival on Sunday.
The official says he was detained for “cooperating with international human rights organizations” and spreading “false news.”
Alexendrani’s wife Khadeega Ga’far confirms his detention, saying he’s being “interrogated” Tuesday in the presence of lawyers in Cairo.
Journalist Abdelrahman Ayyash says on his Facebook page that Alexandrani, an expert on militants operating in Egypt’s northern Sinai Peninsula, gave a recent presentation in Berlin on the topic.
— AP
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