Israel denied knowledge of the case. "We are not familiar with the charges," said Israeli Foreign Ministry Yigal Palmor. "We will have to look into it
in order to understand what this is all about."
Earlier an Egyptian security official said four locals were arrested on suspicion of spying for Israel and plotting to kidnap of tourists to harm
Egypt's economy.
The official revealed that the four suspects allegedly set up offices in Egypt, Britain, Israel, and Gaza to record officials' phone conversations and
collect information about Japanese and Chinese tourists visiting the Sinai Peninsula.
The plan, according to the official, was for agents of Israel to then briefly kidnap the tourists, disrupting the Egypt's vital tourism sector and
damaging the economy.
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