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Italy, Interpol track purported CIA men

ARREST WARRANTS Italian prosecutors want to bring 13 purported CIA officials to trial, accusing them of kidnapping a Muslim cleric and aiding his torture in Egypt

AP , ROME

One suspect described as playing a key role was identified as former Milan CIA station chief Robert Seldon Lady, 51. The order said he had been listed as a diplomat, but was retired and living near Turin.

Attempts to reach Lady for comment were unsuccessful. His whereabouts were not known. Italian police raided his house last Thursday, but he was not there, Italian newspapers reported.

The report cited "serious circumstantial evidence" against him based on cellphone contacts with other alleged members of the group.

In the report, Judge Chiara Nobili says cellphone records show Lady was in Egypt from Feb. 22 to March 15. The report says that those were likely the first days Nasr was being tortured during interrogations.

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