US probes possible Syrian espionage

THE US government is trying to determine whether Syria is engaged in espionage against the US after an investigation of possible security breaches at a prison camp in Cuba, a leading White House aide said yesterday.

“We’re looking into it,” said Condoleezza Rice, President George W Bush’s national security adviser.

Senior Airman Ahmad I al-Halabi, a Syrian-born supply clerk, is charged with espionage for allegedly emailing classified information about the camp at Guantanamo Bay to an unspecified enemy and planning to give other secrets about the prison to a person travelling to Syria.