An Egyptian court sentenced an Egyptian nuclear engineer to life in prison after convicting him of spying for Israel.
Mohammed Sayed Saber, 35, an employee with Egypt s atomic agency, was charged with handing over secret documents to the Mossad intelligence agency. Monday’s sentencing lasted less than five minutes, according to The Associated Press.
Saber claimed he had given Israel outdated documents that posed no threat to Egyptian security. Israel dismissed the charges that Saber was working for the Mossad.
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