Monday, 2. September 2013
Topic: SECURITY - on September 2, 2013 at 1:58:00 PM CEST
Stork detained in Egypt on suspicion of spying
The bird was put behind bars after a man fishing in the Nile in Qena, some 280 miles south-east of Cairo, spotted an electronic device attached to its feathers.
Thinking it was an undercover agent, he captured the stork and took it to a police station near his home, said Mohammed Kamal, head of security in the Qena region.
Puzzled officers examined the bird, fearing the gadget was a bomb or spying equipment, and then called in veterinary experts.
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