Double suicide bombing hits Iran's Beirut embassy

Charles Lister, an analyst at IHS Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Centre, said the Abdullah Azzam Brigade, which claimed the attack, has strong links in Lebanon's Palestinian refugee camps as well as connections with the Gulf - two of its senior military leaders are Saudi nationals, Southe...

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Published inHerald (Glasgow, Scotland)
Main Author beirut, Laila Bassam
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Glasgow (UK) Gannett Media Corp 20.11.2013
Subjects
Bombs
International relations
Suicide bombings
Lebanon
Iran
Syria
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Summary:Charles Lister, an analyst at IHS Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Centre, said the Abdullah Azzam Brigade, which claimed the attack, has strong links in Lebanon's Palestinian refugee camps as well as connections with the Gulf - two of its senior military leaders are Saudi nationals, Southern Beirut, a Hizbollah stronghold, was hit by three explosions earlier this year.\n