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| Italy 'sacks' spy over CIA kidnap | Italy 'sacks' spy over CIA kidnap |
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| The Italian government has replaced its military intelligence chief amid an inquiry into his role in an alleged CIA abduction of an Egyptian, reports say. | The Italian government has replaced its military intelligence chief amid an inquiry into his role in an alleged CIA abduction of an Egyptian, reports say. |
| Nicolo Pollari was among several Italian agents being investigated over the alleged kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric by the US agency in 2003. | Nicolo Pollari was among several Italian agents being investigated over the alleged kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric by the US agency in 2003. |
| Osama Mustafa Hassan says he was taken from Milan to Egypt and tortured. | Osama Mustafa Hassan says he was taken from Milan to Egypt and tortured. |
| Mr Pollari has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, but has not yet commented on the latest reports. | Mr Pollari has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, but has not yet commented on the latest reports. |
| He was replaced by Admiral Bruno Branciforte after a special cabinet meeting, reports say. | |
| The head of the civilian intelligence agency, Gen Mario Mori, was also sacked, as well as the chief of the co-ordinating agency, Emilio del Mese - although neither are under investigation for the alleged abduction. | |
| 'Electric shocks' | |
| Mr Hassan, also known as Abu Omar, is believed to have been abducted from a Milan street on 17 February 2003, and flown out of the country from Aviano air base north of Venice. | |
| The cleric has claimed he was tortured with electric shocks and detained under suspicion of having terrorist links. | |
| The Italian government has said it had no prior knowledge of the kidnap plot. It has yet to respond to an extradition request for 26 US citizens named in the case. | |
| Mr Hassan is believed to have arrived in Italy in 1997, where he was granted refugee status. |