“In a case that’s likely to once again ruffle feathers regarding the treatment of innocent animals as spies Egyptian authorities have detained a migratory bird that one citizen suspected of working for the French security services.”
“Suspicions were raised after the man noticed an electronic device attached to the suspected winged infiltrator.”
“The head of security in Qena said on Saturday that officials examined the bird and the electronic box concluding – perhaps unsurprisingly – that the device was neither a bomb nor spying equipment.”
“In a further twist to an already bizarre story, authorities in Egypt appear to have misidentified the bird as a swan, after images were released showing the bird – looking very much like a stork – behind bars.”
“This most recent unwarranted avian arrest follows an incident earlier this year in which a security guard filed a police report after capturing a pigeon he said carried microfilm.”
“Amid continued unrest in Egypt conspiracy theories abound. In 2010 an Egyptian official said Israel-controlled sharks could be involved in a number of tourist attacks in the Red Sea.”
“Elsewhere, in December last year an eagle carrying an Israeli tag was touted as a Mossad spy in Sudan and just last month a Kestrel was held in Turkey on suspicion of working for the Israeli security services.”
Read more: French ‘spy swan’ detained in Egypt after citizen’s arrest is neither a spy nor a swan
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