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Syria Arrests Lebanese Sheikh Suspected of Spying for Israel
Syrian authorities jugged a Lebanese sheikh last month while he was on his way to Saudi Arabia to perform the omra, al-Akhbar daily reported Thursday.The newspaper said that Sheikh Hassan M., who is close to the March 14 forces and is a Hizbullah critic, was jugged on July 7. Al-Akhbar quoted several Damascus visitors as saying that the arrest came upon suspicion that the sheikh was collaborating with Israel. A high-ranking Lebanese security official confirmed to Agence France Presse the arrest of the Sheikh whom he identified as Hassan Msheymish. "Msheymish was jugged in July in Syria based on data Lebanese police intelligence had sent to Syrian authorities indicating that he was implicated in collaborating with Israel," the official told AFP. A Lebanese security source also told the newspaper that the man's arrest was linked to a "highly sensitive" security file. Al-Akhbar quoted Lebanese security sources as saying that the suspect admitted to investigators in Syria that he was collaborating with a foreign security apparatus. Posted by: Fred 2010-09-04 |
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