Algerian authorities have arrested an Israeli Mossad
agent carrying a fake Spanish passport in the city of Hassi Messaoud
near an Egyptian office providing service for oil companies, Algerian
Ennahar El Djadid newspaper reported on Tuesday.
According to the Algerian sources, the Mossad agent entered Algeria
under the fake identity of a 35-year old Spanish man named Alberto
Vagilo, and spent over ten days in the country prior to his arrest.
The report came a week after an Israeli citizen who went missing for
several days in Algeria, who was also carrying a Spanish passport,
raised suspicions that he might have been kidnapped by al-Qaida.
The man notified the Foreign Ministry that he contacted his family
and that he was safe.
The Algerian paper also reported that the Mossad man received entry
visas through a European embassy before traveling to the country via
Barcelona.
According to the Algerian sources, deputy director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI), John Pistole visited Algeria last
Thursday to negotiate on behalf of the Israeli citizen, as there are no
diplomatic relations between Israel and Algeria.
Ennahar El Djadid went on to report that the man has a good command
of Arabic, is well acquainted with the city, and even parti…
