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Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Lebanon arrests Lebanese-Canadian for spying for Israel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLebanese intelligence says a Lebanese-Canadian dual national has been arrested on suspicion of spying for Israel.
“In the framework of pursuing operations to combat Israeli espionage… the directorate of General Security arrested a Lebanese-Canadian (F.G),” the General Security service says in a statement.
There are no details on exactly when or where he was detained.
The statement says the 40-year-old man confessed to being recruited in 2013 by a Lebanese fugitive it says belongs to an Israeli spying network described as “unit 504.”
— AFP
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