Saudi Arabia 'detains' Israeli vulture for spying

By artappraiser on Thu, 01/06/2011 - 3:01pm |

BBC News, January 5, 2011

Saudi Arabian officials have "detained" a vulture on accusations of being a spy for Israel, media reports say. The griffon vulture was carrying a GPS transmitter bearing the name of Tel Aviv University, prompting rumours it was part of a Zionist plot.

Note that in order to keep their readers fully informed on the general topic, BBC has also linked to a story from last month on that page:

Shark attacks not linked to Mossad says Israel
By Yolande Knell BBC News, Jerusalem, December 7, 2010
Israel has dismissed Egyptian claims that a series of shark attacks in the Red Sea could have been the result of a plot carried out by its foreign intelligence agency, Mossad.

URL:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12120259