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Faraj al-Swelhi, commander of the Swelhi brigade, said they had found among the journalists' possessions official Libyan documents, equipment used by the Israeli military and footage of them firing weapons. "We believe they are spies," Swelhi said in Tripoli. He said it was too early to say what country they were spying for, but that this would be established by their investigation. "After we have finished the investigation we are going to transfer them to the state authorities to pursue the legal process against them." The two have been named as Nicholas Davies and Gareth Montgomery-Johnson. They were arrested on February 22 in Misrata, about 200 km (130 miles) east of the capital. They are now being held in a Swelhi brigade base in central Tripoli. The commander, speaking at a news conference where he was flanked by subordinates in camouflage uniforms and sports shoes, said the two did not have Libyan entry visas in their passports. He showed a grey plastic packet containing a field dressing with the words "Made in Israel," on it, which he said had been found on the two journalists. "These are used by the Israeli military," said Swelhi. He said the two had in their possession Libyan documents listing members of a Tripoli militia killed in a clash with a rival group late last year, and lists of sub-Saharan African mercenaries who fought alongside the forces of ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi. Swelhi showed the news conference footage he said had been recovered from the two Britons where they could be seen test-firing a gun. Other footage appeared to show the journalists late at night in Tripoli's Algiers Square, dancing to Western pop music coming from a car's sound system. Swelhi said the two men were being well treated, and that they had been visited in detention by British consular officials and representatives from New York-based Human Rights Watch. "I did not hit the prisoners and I am ready to stand before a court if there is any evidence against me," said Swelhi. A spokeswoman for Britain's foreign ministry, asked to comment on the spying accusations, said: "We are aware that two British nationals have been arrested in Libya. We are providing consular assistance." (Additional reporting by Clare Kane in London; Editing by Giles Elgood) World Libya Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above. 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