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Tuesday, April 12, 2022
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Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Shin Bet says Chinese mugs weren’t bugged after all
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An alleged bug found in a travel mug given as a gift by the Chinese embassy to an Israeli ministry. The mug and others like it proved not to contain anything untoward, the Shin Bet security agency said after investigation, on April 12, 2022. (Courtesy)
The Shin Bet security service says it has examined travel mugs sent by the Chinese embassy to a government ministry and concluded that they are not covert listening devices.
“Shin Bet experts who examined the suspicious part and concluded that *it is an innocent part* meant to retain the vacuum seal in the cup’s walls and maintain its temperature over time.”
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