Merkel spy uncovered

A MAN who worked in German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s press office is suspected of having spied for Egypt, a government report released on Friday (AEST) claims.

Police carried out “executive measures” against the man in December after he was found to have “worked for years for an Egyptian intelligence service”, the report says.

It also reveals that the main tasks of Egyptian secret service agents operating in Germany include gathering information about members of religious groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood.