TEHRAN* – An Audi jeep belonging to the Israeli army was stolen in aEuropean city.*
The vehicle of an Israeli official loaded with sensitive military documentsleft was stolen while his driver and bodyguard were standing next to it,wrote Jerusalem Post.
The name of the city was not revealed.
The awfully embarrassing security incident has happened last week,according to Yediot Aharonot.
‘The attaché’s local driver was waiting outside of the hotel along with thebodyguard, leaving the engine of the luxury Audi jeep running. As thedriver and bodyguard were speaking outside of the vehicle, a car thiefmanaged to enter the vehicle and drive off, with sensitive militarydocuments and the attaché’s personal effects still inside,’ wrote JerusalemPost.
According to IDF protocol, military officers are forbidden from leavingmilitary computers in their homes or cars where they are at risk of beingstolen, to prevent classified information from falling into the wrong hands.
Military laptops containing classified material must be kept locked in thebase’s vault.
Apparently, the vehicle was remotely neutralized by Audi soon after theincident forcing the thief to abandon it. The car was later found in apredominantly Muslim immigrant part of the city where it was taken. Awallet and two uniforms were missing from the car.
The Israeli army has in the past dismissed officers from their positionsafter their military laptops were stolen.