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Report: CIA Informs Security Agencies of al-Qaida Groups Plotting Attacks in Lebanon
[An Nahar] The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency has warned Lebanese security agencies two days ahead of the blast that targeted Bir al-Abed neighborhood in Beirut's southern suburbs that al-Qaeda has plotted to carry out an attack in the area, a report claimed on Thursday.According to al-Akhbar newspaper, al-Qaeda-linked group transported a huge amount of explosives into Leb to be used in the country. Security and political sources told the newspaper that a CIA official in Leb provided the army intelligence and the ISF Intelligence Branch with "delicate information" regarding the matter. The CIA report pointed out that an al-Qaeda-linked-group prepared two bombs, each weigh 7 tons, to target buildings in Beirut's southern suburbs using jacket wallahs. The report said that the group is also active in Syria. At least 53 people were maimed in an kaboom that was caused by a booby-trapped vehicle in the Hizbullah stronghold neighborhood of Bir al-Abed on Tuesday. Another report said that another al-Qaeda-affiliated group transported around 2,000 kilograms of explosives into Leb to target the Lebanese army, Hizbullah, Saudi Ambassador to Leb Ali Awadh al-Asiri and Kuwaiti Ambassador Abdul al-Qinaai in addition to Russian and Chinese diplomats. A third CIA report included detailed information on the head of an gang that is responsible for firing rockets on the Bekaa city of Baalbek. According to the last report, the head of the group is a Syrian national, who is leading the operations from the region of Reef Damascus. Posted by: Fred 2013-07-12 |
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