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Lebanon arrests 3 for 'spying for Israel'
(MENAFN- Arab News) BEIRUT: Lebanese authorities said Sunday they had arrested two Lebanese nationals and a Syrian on allegations of spying for Israel.
'In the framework of pursuing operations to combat terrorism and espionage... the directorate of General Security arrested a spy network working for the Israeli enemy in the south' the security service said in a statement.
The three arrested were a Syrian man his Lebanese wife and a Lebanese man. The three were identified only by their initials. There were no details on exactly when or where the three were detained. The three had confessed to the charges against them admitting they had gathered information on individuals and security and military targets.
The three also allegedly filmed 'sensitive' roads and other areas in southern Lebanon 'and sent the footage to their employers to be used in later attacks.'
Between April 2009 and 2014 Lebanese authorities detained more than 100 people accused of spying for Israel most of them army members or telecommunications employees.
'In the framework of pursuing operations to combat terrorism and espionage... the directorate of General Security arrested a spy network working for the Israeli enemy in the south' the security service said in a statement.
The three arrested were a Syrian man his Lebanese wife and a Lebanese man. The three were identified only by their initials. There were no details on exactly when or where the three were detained. The three had confessed to the charges against them admitting they had gathered information on individuals and security and military targets.
The three also allegedly filmed 'sensitive' roads and other areas in southern Lebanon 'and sent the footage to their employers to be used in later attacks.'
Between April 2009 and 2014 Lebanese authorities detained more than 100 people accused of spying for Israel most of them army members or telecommunications employees.
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