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Israel missile defence chief Yair Ramati sacked
Source: BBC
Israel missile defence chief Yair Ramati sacked
27 December 2015 Middle East
The head of Israel's missile defence programmes has been sacked for a "grave breach of information security", the defence ministry has said.
The ministry gave no further details of Yair Ramati's offence.
However, Israeli media said he had stored classified information on his personal computer.
Yair Ramati had been in the post for four years, overseeing projects such as the Iron Dome and Arrow anti-missile interceptor systems.
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27 December 2015 Middle East
The head of Israel's missile defence programmes has been sacked for a "grave breach of information security", the defence ministry has said.
The ministry gave no further details of Yair Ramati's offence.
However, Israeli media said he had stored classified information on his personal computer.
Yair Ramati had been in the post for four years, overseeing projects such as the Iron Dome and Arrow anti-missile interceptor systems.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35186761