Israeli intelligence service agents Mossad They arrested this Monday Richard Ustrellpresenter of ‘El Matí de Catalunya Ràdio’, and Sara Llovetmorning radio show producer, at the airport Adolfo Suárez-Barajas. Such as he himself relatedit all started when both were preparing to fly to Israel to cover the war that since last Saturday has faced the Army of the Middle Eastern country with the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
After visiting the Spanish capital for an interview with Alberto Núñez FeijóoUstrell and Llovet had achieved last minute tickets to move to the conflict zone. With no time to lose, they both headed to the airport with the team that Madrid radio had provided them. Once past the Security controls relevant, journalists they collected the equipment and, later, they noticed that among the computers in their luggage there was one who It wasn’t his.. “The dilemma is that there was no one from security and that if we went back to leave the computer, we would lose the flight because we wouldn’t arrive on time. […] Either we missed the plane or we had no choice“Ustrell explained. Finally, they decided to leave the computer on a seat.
Searches, cameras and interrogations
The couple of protagonists of this eventful anecdote came to sit on the plane which, in principle, would fly to Israeli territory. However, it was not. Through the public address system, passengers were urged to abandon the aircraft, since they wanted examine The baggage. While waiting, Ustrell and Llovet were surprised by the agents: “Suddenly, other people arrive.” police and they ask about my producer and me.” They ask us to accompany them and we were detained“.
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After an exhaustive search and explanation of what had really happened with the computer, the security cameras confirmed Ustrell’s version. “Now, they had to continue with the investigation because the man who had lost the computer had denounced that I couldn’t find him. He laptop It was no longer where we had left it… “Someone had taken it.”said the announcer.
Once the interrogation of the journalist and his production company was completed, the agents let the detainees go. However, as Ustrell himself explained, the flight did not take place, since the airline had canceled because of the situation in Israel. Now, both are waiting to know if their decision and the consequent disappearance of the computer will have consequences.