Cairo: Egyptian authorities say they have deported three members of a TV crew working for the English-language version of Qatar-based news broadcaster Al Jazeera, after they were detained for nearly a week and accused of working illegally.
An official at the airport says Al Jazeera English correspondent Wayne Hay, cameraman Adel Bradlow and producer Russ Finn left Cairo for London on Sunday. The three were detained Tuesday with an Egyptian colleague while covering events in Egypt.
The official says they were deported for working in Egypt without a permit or license to use satellite transmitters. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the press.
Last week, Egypt’s interim government called Al Jazeera’s local Arabic language channel a threat to national security and ordered it closed.
