Alleged CIA kidnap victim says Americans tortured him

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By NADIA ABOU EL-MAGD
Associated Press
Published on: 02/26/07

Cairo, Egypt — An Egyptian cleric allegedly kidnapped in Italy by CIA agents in 2003 said Sunday that the Americans who abducted him "savagely" tortured him while deporting him to Egypt for interrogation ...

Nasr told the pan-Arab satellite TV station Al-Jazeera that he "was savagely tortured by the CIA when kidnapped and during my deportation" to Egypt.

He did not provide further details during the live interview. The CIA has repeatedly declined to comment on the case ...

Italian prosecutor Armando Spataro said Thursday that judicial authorities would like Nasr to testify in the case against the American and Italian agents. But Egypt has not responded to an Italian request for access to Nasr ...

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