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| LAF stops attack against peacekeepers |
| 2007-10-16 |
| Lebanese military intelligence agents have detained seven people for alleged involvement in the preparation of attacks against UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, the army said in a statement Monday. The seven included some foreigners, but the statement did not give their nationalities or say whether they belonged to a specific organization. The statement said that the group planted a bomb near the southern city of Tyre aiming to target a UN patrol, but it did not explode due to a problem in the trigger. The detainees also allegedly admitted they planned to plant two bombs in the same area and detonate them within a short period "in order to cause maximum casualties among the forces," the statement said. The two bombs were confiscated, and the seven detainees were referred to judicial authorities, the army's statement said. There have been two major attacks against UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon in recent months, killing six people. In August, Lebanese authorities arrested two Palestinians in connection with a roadside bombing that targeted UN peacekeepers on July 16. The bombing of a UN jeep in the southern village of Qassimiyeh caused damage but no casualties. No group has claimed responsibility for the Qassimiyeh attack or the June 24 blast that killed six Spanish peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. But in a July videotape, al-Qaida's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri blessed the first attack, fueling speculation that it was carried out by al-Qaida-linked militants. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Is there any way we can give Mr. Smith a pair of high-res binoculars, a sat phone and a long-distance laser pointer plus the band signal to the IAF's nasty boyz removal squadron? |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2007-10-16 15:58 |
| #1 via Instapundit link: Terrorists Snatched South of Here [W. Thomas Smith Jr.] BEIRUT — The AP is reporting Suspected terrorists detained in Lebanon. What the AP is not reporting is that the network involved includes members of: * Fatah Al Islam (The Al Qaeda-affiliated bunch that was supposedly wiped out to a man during the recent Battle of Nahr Al Bared). * Jund Al Sham (a terrorist group of Syrian and Palestinian origins). * Osbat Al Ansar (a particularly nasty group — though all three are — training here in Lebanon for suicide-bombing operations in Iraq). One of my intelligence sources here also tells me, these three groups are receiving direct operational support from Hezbollah. This morning, I'm seeing and hearing a lot of Lebanese Army helicopters overhead. Last night, fighters were heard screaming overhead. Since the Lebanese Air Force has no operational combat jets, it had to have been the Israelis on one of their frequent nocturnal look-sees. 10/16 04:20 AM |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-10-16 15:02 |