| domestic and international pressure. New parliamentary elections swept anti-Syrian politicians into government.
Tuesday's startling developments, however, still could produce serious political fallout in the country, particularly by targeting the commander of the Presidential Guards Brigade, Cookie Gift Basket Brig. Gen. Mustafa Hamdan, who provides security for and is an associate of pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud, a bitter political foe of Hariri. Hamdan voluntarily appeared for questioning.
Lahoud said the summonses were not arrests and praised Hamdan as "one of the best officers in the Lebanese army."
Besides Hamdan, the generals swept up in Tuesday's actions were: Maj. Gen. Jamil Sayyed, former chief of the powerful General Security department; Maj. Gen. Ali Hajj, former police chief;Cookie Gift Basket and Brig. Gen. Raymond Azar, former head of military intelligence.
The four generals already have been questioned by German prosecutor Detlev Mehlis, the U.N. chief investigator who requested that the men be summoned.
Details of the investigation are secret and nothing was known about what evidence led to the detentions. All of those being interrogated were still in custody late Tuesday and could not be Cookie Gift Basket reached for comment. They have not been visited by lawyers.
Three other officers and Hamdan's brother also were detained for questioning, state television reported.
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