Monday, June 1, 2009

Lebanon has arrested two Israeli spies.

Law enforcement authorities arrested two Lebanese Lebanese, suspected of spying for Israel. This May 31, Reuters reported with reference to the informed sources.
Detainees were Lebanese Army colonel and a former senior employee of the Lebanese Customs. The names of alleged spies is not called. During the arrest of the suspects were seized equipment used for espionage, the agency reported sources in the Lebanese counter.
In recent months in Lebanon in an operation to expose the Israeli spy network in the country had been arrested a total of 21 people. The Lebanese authorities have argued that the success of the local security services has caused a serious blow to the Israeli intelligence network in Lebanon. It should be noted that Lebanon and Israel are at war, with spying for Israel in Lebanon may be punished by death.
According to Lebanese security services, some of the detainees were spies monitoring the leaders of Islamist movement Hezbollah, and in 2006 provided Israel with information on the location of key facilities for the Lebanese cause air IDF.
Remember that May 18 was aware of the escape of two Lebanese who were detained on suspicion of collaboration with Israeli intelligence. Fugitives, according to the Lebanese side, crossed the Lebanese-Israeli border and took refuge in Israel.

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