Tuesday, 22 April 2014

Wanted Islamist escapes assassination in Sidon


SIDON, Lebanon: An Islamist activist from an Al-Qaeda affiliated group survived Wednesday an assassination attempt in the southern Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh.


Security sources told The Daily Star Mohammad Abdullah Jumaa traded gunfire with two attackers who surprised him as he left Al-Nour mosque after performing the dawn prayer.


The sources said Jumaa, a member of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades, is wanted by Lebanese authorities on multiple charges.



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