[Reuters-New York Times] The Ziad al-Jarrah division of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades, a militant group linked to al-Qaeda, said on Monday it was behind the firing of rockets into northern Israel. Ziad al-Jarrah, a Lebanese militant, was one of the 9/11 attackers. Abdullah Azzam was a preacher close to al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. A group using the name Abdullah Azzam Brigades said it carried out deadly bombings at the Egyptian resort of Sharm al-Sheikh in 2005.
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