Saber. 'Gave a full confession'
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Egypt: Nuclear engineer admitted he spied for Israel
Egyptian state-owned paper reports engineer arrested for spying for Israel admitted he provided information about nuclear reactor to two Mossad agents
Egyptian engineer Mohammed Sayed Saber, who was arrested
about two months ago by the Egyptian police, has admitted he had spied for Israel, state-run Egyptian newspaper al-Ahram reported.
According to the report, Saber gave a full confession of his alleged contacts with two Mossad agents who were his alleged operators, and with whom he met in Hong Kong.
The two agents, an Irish citizen named Brian Peter and a Japanese citizen named Shiru Itzu, who had not been located yet, work for a company which specializes in space research, the paper said. The two reportedly gave Saber a computer program to use for breaking into the nuclear energy agency's central computer.
Al-Ahram said that Saber, who used to work as an engineer for Egypt's nuclear energy agency, later transferred to the nuclear reactor in Inshas following his recruitment by the Mossad. Saber was provided with details on the nuclear fuel facility at the reactor, and gave his operators information, which according to the indictment against him "could compromise the state's highest interests," in exchange for money.
The paper also reported that Saber supplied the Mossad agents with information on the production process, quantities of uranium, security and safety procedures and chemical compounds.
