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del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 23:24 11/10/2007 Lebanese authorities free Israeli held on suspicion of espionage By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent A dual citizen of Israel and Germany, who was arrested in Lebanon on charges of espionage last month, has been released from prison, the German website Der Spiegel reported Thursday. Lebanese General Prosecutor Saeed Mirza issued a statement saying the man, Daniel Sharon, had already been released on Tuesday. According to security officials in Lebanon, it is not likely that Sharon is still on Lebanese soil. Sources at the German embassy in Beirut confirmed the report, saying that Sharon had been released on bail and had likely departed the country and headed for Germany. Advertisement A spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry told Haaretz that Sharon had in fact been released ?after extensive efforts made by the German embassy in Lebanon, which over the past weeks provided him with consular services, visited him in his holding cell, and even provided him with legal representation.? According to the German Foreign Ministry, Sharon is slated to arrive in Germany later Thursday. Two Lebanese publications, Al-Akhbar and A-Safir reported that Sharon was arrested last month during an investigation into the murder of a Lebanese citizen. During questioning, it emerged that Sharon had visited Lebanon 11 times on his German passport over the last two years. He denied allegations he was on an espionage mission and said he was in Lebanon for leisure purposes, according to the source. Media reports said that police in the Merje area, a hotbed of the Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah movement in Beirut's southern suburbs, were investigating the killing of Moussa al-Shalaani when the probe led them to Sharon. According to Lebanese sources, Sharon was cleared of involvement in espionage and the murder. However, he is still facing charges of entering the country illegally and homosexual activity. According to reports, if he is tried, he will likely not face much, if any, jail time. Bookmark to del.icio.us Mover and baker N.Y. celebrity baker Ron Ben-Israel created a two-ton cake to mark the Plaza's centennial. Show must go on The glory of making the pilgrimage to NYC and play against the Knicks has its price.   1.   Sweet Cedar 22:05  |  widukind 11/10/07   2.   All Muslim conspiracy theorists blaming Mossad,need apologize now 00:09  |  Genuine Tosefta 12/10/07   3.   free 00:18  |  Joseph (Lebanese) 12/10/07   4.   #1 you are wrong; it was reported 01:22  |  McQueen 12/10/07   5.   Are you going to retract your statements? 02:09  |  Felix 12/10/07   6.   Widukind, you ARE naughty 02:29  |  Star of David 12/10/07   7.   To Widukind - yes it was 02:37  |  Slibovitz 12/10/07   8.   Widukind 03:03  |  Avi 12/10/07   9.   No chance Felix.It is common knowledge that they are coward liars 04:50  |  Genuine Tosefta 12/10/07   10.   Israeli espionage is ok.. Only Syrian espionage is forbidden 11:05  |  Natallie Durson 12/10/07

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