Lebanese sources reported Wednesday that an Israel Navy patrol seized three Lebanese fisherman and their trawler in waters near the port of Tyre. Israel refused immediate comment. The Lebanese sources told news agencies that the men were innocent fishermen who lived in Tyre. Israel has recently stepped up naval activity to prevent the infiltration of terrorists into Lebanon by sea.
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