UNITED NATIONS: A preliminary investigation by Lebanese authorities into the communications devices that blew up in Lebanon this week found that they were implanted with explosives before arriving in the country, according to a letter sent to the UN Security Council by Lebanon’s mission to the United Nations.
The authorities also determined the devices, which included pagers and hand-held radios, were detonated by sending electronic messages to the devices, says the letter, seen by Reuters on Thursday. Israel was responsible for the planning and execution of the attacks, Lebanon’s UN mission said.
The 15-member Security Council is due to meet on Friday over the blasts.
The attacks on Hezbollah’s communications equipment on Tuesday and Wednesday killed 37 people and wounded around 3,000, overwhelming Lebanese hospitals and wreaking bloody havoc on the militant group.
Israel has not directly commented on the attacks, which security sources say were probably carried out by its Mossad spy agency, which has a long history of carrying out sophisticated attacks on foreign soil.
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Explosives put in devices before they arrived in Lebanon, says Lebanon’s UN mission
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Explosives put in devices before they arrived in Lebanon, says Lebanon’s UN mission
- The authorities also determined the devices, which included pagers and hand-held radios, were detonated by sending electronic messages to the devices
Iran opens trial of dual national accused of spying for Israel
- The defendant entered Iran about a month before the 12-day war in June, during which Israel and the US struck Iranian nuclear facilities
DUBAI: The trial of a dual national holding European citizenship has begun in Iran, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday, saying they were indicted for “intelligence cooperation and espionage in favor of the Zionist regime (Israel).”
According to the Alborz provincial attorney general, the defendant — whose identity has not been disclosed — entered Iran about a month before the 12-day war in June, during which Israel and the US struck Iranian nuclear facilities.
They were arrested on the fourth day of the conflict by the elite Revolutionary Guards.
“Sophisticated spy and intelligence items and equipment were discovered in their villa in Karaj,” the attorney general said, adding that the charges under investigation carry penalties for “waging war against God” and “corruption on earth” — offenses often punishable by death.
In recent years, the Revolutionary Guards have detained dozens of dual nationals and foreigners, mostly on espionage and security-related charges.
Rights groups and some Western countries have accused the Islamic Republic of using such arrests to gain leverage in negotiations. Tehran denies arresting people for political reasons.
According to the Alborz provincial attorney general, the defendant — whose identity has not been disclosed — entered Iran about a month before the 12-day war in June, during which Israel and the US struck Iranian nuclear facilities.
They were arrested on the fourth day of the conflict by the elite Revolutionary Guards.
“Sophisticated spy and intelligence items and equipment were discovered in their villa in Karaj,” the attorney general said, adding that the charges under investigation carry penalties for “waging war against God” and “corruption on earth” — offenses often punishable by death.
In recent years, the Revolutionary Guards have detained dozens of dual nationals and foreigners, mostly on espionage and security-related charges.
Rights groups and some Western countries have accused the Islamic Republic of using such arrests to gain leverage in negotiations. Tehran denies arresting people for political reasons.
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