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Militants leader believed killed in Lebanon-source

02 Sep 2007 19:18:52 GMT
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BEIRUT, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The leader of Fatah al-Islam militants Shaker al-Abssi was believed killed in fighting with Lebanese troops on Sunday, security sources said.

A Fatah al-Islam prisoner identified a body of a militant killed near Nahr al-Bared camp as that of Abssi's but the Lebanese army were running DNA tests to confirm that it was him, the sources said.

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