Lebanon charges 10 more Israel-affiliated spies

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Lebanon charges 10 more Israel-affiliated spies
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:09:18 GMT

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A masked Lebanese secret service officer shows electronic devices found with those arrested for spying for Israel.

Lebanon has charged ten more people with spying for Israel's notorious intelligence agency amid a crackdown on espionage rings in the country.

"They are accused of collaborating with the Israeli enemy for money and [in exchange] giving it information about civilian and military outposts," a Lebanese judicial official said.

The Wednesday charges bring to 68 the number of people formally accused of espionage for Tel Aviv. The defendants could face death penalty if convicted.

Lebanon has also arrested nearly 100 others on suspicion of espionage since it launched a major crackdown on spy networks almost two months ago. Most of the detainees were reportedly equipped with high-tech espionage equipment.

The country's security forces say they have dismantled at least 25 Israeli spy cells throughout the country this year.

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