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World Jewish News
Lebanon arrests three people suspected of spying for Israel
08.05.2009
Lebanese security officials on Friday said authorities have arrested three family members on suspicion of spying for Israel, the latest chapter in the long-running espionage war between the two countries.
Security agents arrested the three people - a man, his wife and his brother - from their homes Friday in Ghaziyeh town, near the southern port city of Sidon.
The officials said the arrests were based on information extracted from retired Lebanese general Adib Alam, who was charged with spying for Israel last month along with his wife and his nephew, G. Alam, who is a government security agent.
Israeli officials refused to comment on the arrests.
On April 23, Lebanon announced that information from the arrested former general led to the arrest of three men suspected of ties with the alleged spying ring for Israel.
Lebanese security agents grabbed the three men, two Lebanese and a Palestinian, from their homes in southern Lebanon during a raid.
G. Alam, a general security department corporal, was arrested in the south Lebanese town of Naqoura in mid April, several days after his uncle, retired Lebanese general Adib Alam, was arrested at his office in Beirut, on suspicion of spying for Israel.
"We are facing a professional and well-trained network, even while it is being discovered, and as a result, the investigation will take a long time," a security source told the As-Safir newspaper at the time.
The spy ring may not be limited to espionage activities, but might also be engaged in carrying out missions, he added.
Hizbullah's deputy secretary-general, Naim Qassem, has called the arrest of Adib Alam a major achievement for security forces.
"Preliminary information indicates he had been working as a spy for Israel for over 25 years and retired from his position in national security eight years ago," Qassem told AFP.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS. Brenda Gazzar contributed to this report
Источник: JPost.com
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