Saturday, May 16, 2009

Lebanon Displays Captured Spy Gear

Lebanon put on public display equipment an official said was used by alleged Israeli spy networks inside the country, including a water cooler equipped with a mapping device.

In addition to the water cooler the gadgets included a leather purse and keychains with secret compartments as well as a can for motor oil used to hide mini tapes, a radio and forged identification papers.

The alleged spies used the seemingly innocuous items to communicate with Israel using encrypted messages, the official said. (more)