Lebanese Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamadeh said authorities would launch a "speedy" probe into the set up of a new phone line network by Hezbollah in south Lebanon, local Naharnet news website reported on Wednesday.
Hamadeh was quoted as saying that Defense Minister Elias Murr, Justice Minister Charles Rizk and Interior Minister Hassan Sabaa will join in efforts to look into the matter immediately.
Hamadeh revealed that the installation of underground cables, which run parallel to the state's phone system, had been " discovered by chance and following ample rumors" in the southern town of Zawtar al-Sharqieh in the Nabatiyeh district.
He added that "technical reports" later showed that the work has expanded to reach Yohmor in east Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, with another wireless networking being set up between the port city of Tyre and Abbassieh as well as in other regions of the Tyre province.
Hamadeh also uncovered similar works are underway in Beirut and the southern suburb of Dahiyeh.
During a cabinet session on Monday, the ministers called for setting up a ministerial committee to investigate and settle the issue.
Source: Xinhua
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