Lebanon Says Militant Islamic Leader Fled Camp

[AP/Washington Post] Sam F. Ghattas - The leader of the al-Qaeda-inspired Fatah Islam group fled a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon a day before it fell to the Lebanese army earlier this month, Prosecutor General Saeed Mirza said Monday. He said that a DNA test on a body suspected to be that of militant leader Shaker al-Absi proved it was not his.


2007-09-11 01:00:00

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