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Lebanese president hails uncovering Israeli-linked spy networks

Other News Materials 3 June 2009 13:56 (UTC +04:00)

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman praised on Wednesday the achievements of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) about uncovering Israeli-linked spy networks, local Naharnet website reported.
  
The president visited the headquarters of the ISF in Beirut Wednesday and congratulated the security forces on the achievement of arresting spies working for the Israeli intelligence service Mossad, Xinhua reported.
  
However, police chief Gen. Asraf Rifi said Tuesday that more arrests will take place, stressing that "there are files under preparations for more arrests to complete the mission." 
  
The series of arrests started last April when the Lebanese intelligence detected a suspected communication route which led to the arrest of a former ISF high ranking officer Gen. Adib al-Alam along with his wife and nephew who were working with him.
  
Over 35 suspects are under arrest, many have confessed to be spying for Israel and among those arrested last week are two senior Lebanese army officers, while at least five ISF members are arrested as well.
  
The spies are accused of collecting information on Hezbollah locations and monitoring of their leaders' moves, as well as the involvement in the assassinations of Hezbollah commander Ghaleb Awali in 2004 who was killed by a bomb in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

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