Lebanese Shiite cleric arrested in Syria over spying for Israel

2 September 2010, 1:08 pm

BEIRUT: A Lebanese Shiite cleric known as a critic of Hizbullah has been arrested in Syria on suspicion of spying for Israel, a high-ranking Lebanese security official said on Thursday. "Sheikh Hassan Msheymish was arrested in July in Syria based on data Lebanese police intelligence had sent to Syrian authorities indicating that he was implicated in collaborating with Israel... Read More »

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