A pair has reportedly been detained on espionage fees whereas making an attempt to depart Lebanon
A Russian nationwide and his spouse have been detained at Beirut’s worldwide airport as they tried to depart the nation, the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported on Saturday.
The arrest was first revealed by the top of Lebanon’s Normal Directorate of Normal Safety, Elias Al-Baysari, who stated on Friday {that a} “spy community” consisting of two people has been dismantled by the nation’s counterintelligence. Al-Baysari, nonetheless, didn’t elaborate on the nationality of the suspects.
“We carried out the mandatory investigations, and this cell posed a menace to Lebanon,” the spy chief said.
In keeping with Al-Akhbar’s sources, the arrested Russian nationwide admitted his wrongdoing. His spouse additionally confessed that she had been conscious of her husband’s alleged actions and had been “serving to” him, the sources claimed.
“The Russian nationwide admitted that he has been lately recruited by the Israeli intelligence and was instructed to go to Lebanon. He was supplied with maps of locations and installations utilized by the Hezbollah motion. He was ordered to go to those addresses, examine them and, if attainable, take footage,” the newspaper wrote.
The suspect frequented southern Lebanon, repeatedly touring to eavesdrop on his designated targets, in keeping with the newspaper. The Russian mission to the nation has been correctly notified of the arrest, the report famous.
Russia’s embassy in Lebanon confirmed it was conscious of the affair, telling RIA Novosti it has been working to ascertain additional particulars of the state of affairs. It didn’t reveal any details about the arrested couple.
“The Embassy is conscious of the present state of affairs with the detention of Russian residents in Lebanon and is taking the mandatory steps to get the main points from the Lebanese aspect,” the embassy informed the information company.
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