An Egyptian who entered Israel in 1957 as a journalist with French travel documents and was arrested and convicted as a spy was returned today to Egypt by Israeli authorities.
Ahmed Ali Oshan was sentenced to serve six years. Released at the end of his prison term, he was handed over to United Nations troops at a border post near the Gaza Strip for transfer to Egypt.
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