Beirut - Two people suspected of spying for Israel have been arrested in Lebanon, the Lebanese army said Saturday. "The (Army) Directorate of Intelligence, after a series of investigations in the Bekaa region (eastern Lebanon) detained two people belonging to a network of espionage and terrorism linked to the Israeli enemy," an army statement said.
"They admitted gathering information on political party offices and monitoring the movements of party figures for this enemy," it added.
The arrests took place on Friday, according to the statement, which said that "ommunications devices and sophisticated cameras" had been found in the possession of the accused.
The Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon where the arrests took place is considered to be a stronghold of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah.
Hezbollah and Israel fought a 33-day war in 2006 that left much of Lebanon's infrastructure destroyed and claimed the lives of more than 1,200 Lebanese, mainly civilians, and more than 160 Israelis, mostly soldiers.
