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| Syria arrests Fatah al-Islam leader |
| 2008-09-05 |
| Syria has arrested Lebanon's most-wanted terrorist suspect, Fatah al-Islam leader Shaker al-Abassi. Syrian sources have claimed that Abassi is in Syrian custody and that discussions were under way between security agencies in Damascus and Beirut to determine whether he be extradited to Lebanon or tried in Syria. The report came hours after the United Arab Emirates daily al-Bayan quoted a senior official of a pro-Syrian Palestinian faction as saying that Abassi was picked up after illegally entering Syria. Abassi had fled the northern Lebanese refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared during a crackdown by the Lebanese army last September after troops crushed a Fatah al-Islam rebellion. The 15-week battle in and around the camp resulted in the deaths of more than 400 people, including 162 troops. On June 21, 2007, Abassi and 15 other Fatah al-Islam members were charged by Lebanese state prosecutor Saeed Mirza with carrying out bus bombings on Feb 13 that year in the village of Ain-Alaq. Al-Abassi was also charged with bombing two buses on the eve of a Cedar Revolution rally planned to mark the second anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister, Rafik Hariri. Some Lebanese and Syrian officials have cited links between Fatah al-Islam and Al Qaeda. Lebanese Defence Minister Elias Murr has repeatedly said that he wants al-Abassi 'dead or alive'. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #2 Eliminate the Posted by tu3031 2008-09-05 10:04|| Front Page|| ||Comments Top There, fully repaired. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-09-05 10:06 |
| #1 Syrian sources have claimed that Abassi is in Syrian custody and that discussions were under way between security agencies in Damascus and Beirut to determine whether he be extradited to Lebanon or tried in Syria. Eliminate the middleman and just shoot him. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-09-05 10:04 |