A master bomb maker who once targeted commercial airliners and was suspected of aiding the Iraq insurgency has fled to Lebanon, an FBI official has confirmed.
"Curly steel-toed slippers, don't fail me now!"
There is information that 73-year-old Abu Ibrahim was reportedly in Tripoli, the official said earlier this week. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.
The Palestinian terrorist is accused of multiple bombings in the 1980s. He was indicted in the 1982 bombing of Pam Am Flight 830. The explosion killed a 16-year-old boy and wounded more than a dozen passengers as the plane headed to Honolulu from Tokyo.
The FBI has been looking to catch Ibrahim for decades and has recently increased its efforts to arrest him. In April, an FBI committee recommended Ibrahim be placed on agency's list of most wanted terrorists.
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[Iran Press TV Latest] The International Monetary Fund denies negotiating with the Hezbollah movement on a possible loan ahead of Lebanon's June elections. An IMF spokesperson, however, confirmed that its mission in Beirut met with a Hezbollah representative in February and March to discuss economic reform in the war-torn country. Hezbollah has not yet commented in this regard.
"The IMF has not negotiated with Hezbollah members or sympathizers in Lebanon over a possible loan. By no means were future fund arrangements discussed," the official said. The denial came after both The New York Times and Financial Times claimed that the IMF had considered offering Hezbollah a possible loan ahead of Lebanon's June elections.
Many experts predict an election victory for Hezbollah and its allies. The IMF has helped Lebanon under an Emergency Post-conflict Assistance program since 2007.
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[Iran Press TV Latest] The International Monetary Fund denies negotiating with the Hezbollah movement on a possible loan ahead of Lebanon's June elections. An IMF spokesperson, however, confirmed that its mission in Beirut met with a Hezbollah representative in February and March to discuss economic reform in the war-torn country. Hezbollah has not yet commented in this regard. 
