General Fayez Karam.
04/08/2010 Lebanese authorities have detained a senior member of the Free Patriotic Movement on suspicion of spying for Israel, a source close to the party told AFP on Wednesday.
"Fayez Karam of (retired) General Michel Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement is being held for questioning for his possible involvement in espionage" on behalf of Israel, the source told AFP on condition of anonymity.
Karam was a general in the Lebanese army during the country's 1975-1990 civil war but quit the military after Aoun went into exile in France.
More than 70 people have been arrested on suspicion of spying for the Israeli Mossad since April 2009, when the government launched a nationwide crackdown on alleged rings.
The arrests include members of the security forces and telecom employees.
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