Report: German engineer detained in Lebanon on charges of spying for Israel

Published July 27th, 2010 - 09:59 GMT
Suspected spy detained in Lebanon
Suspected spy detained in Lebanon

An Nahar newspaper reported on Tuesday that the Lebanese army intelligence arrested a German engineer identified as Manfred Peter Mog on charges of spying for Israel.

The report said security forces raided Talia dairiy, where the German was emplyed. The factory is located in the Riyaq - Baalbeck region in the  Bekaa Valley of eastern Lebanon. The 58 year old German was in charge of the maintenance works in the factory. He was questioned about the use of transmitters.

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