A statement allegedly attributed to the shadowy Fatah al-Islam terrorist group on Monday claimed responsibility for a bomb blast that targeted a military intelligence outpost in the northern town of Abdeh.
The state-run National News Agency (NNA) said its office received a faxed statement allegedly signed by Fatah al-Islam”s media bureau claiming responsibility for the Saturday blast that killed a private.
"God almighty has enabled a group of our Mujahideen to start avenging the blood … shed during the assault by the Lebanese Army against our people in Nahr al-Bared camp," the statement said.
"Our Mujahideen succeeded the day before yesterday in planting an explosive charge in a Lebanese army intelligence burrow in the town of Abdeh.
"The charge was detonated by remote control," the statement added, claiming that the explosion killed and wounded several people.