ɪn mˈɪddʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, ðə lˌɛbənˈiːz ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz ɚɹˈɛstᵻd ɐ ɡɹˈuːp ʌv ɐlˈɛdʒd spˈaɪz, ɐmˌʌŋ ðˌɛm pəlˈiːsmən mæxmˈuːd ɐbˈuː ɹˈeɪfeɪ, hˌuː ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻdli kənfˈɛst tə wˈɜːkɪŋ fɔːɹ ˈɪzɹiːəl ænd kˈæɹiɪŋ ˈaʊt ðɪ ɐtˈæk.
In mid-June 2006, the Lebanese authorities arrested a group of alleged spies, among them policeman Mahmoud Abou Rafeh, who reportedly confessed to working for Israel and carrying out the attack.