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.
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.