A German man and wife who were imprisoned in Egypt two and a half years ago for alleged espionage on behalf of Israel, have been released and have returned to West Germany, it was learned here today. Their present whereabouts are unknown.
Cairo claimed several weeks ago that the release of Wolfgang Lotz and his wife was demanded by Israel as a condition for the release of 5,000 Egyptian prisoners of war held in Israel. Lotz, had been sentenced to life imprisonment and his wife to three years.
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