(Boston Globe) - Lebanese authorities have detained at least 10 people with suspected ties to al Qaeda, including a Palestinian who met in the past with Osama bin Laden, according to sources in the region. The detainees are among dozens of former fighters in Afghanistan with suspected al Qaeda ties thought to have taken refuge in Lebanon. The suspects were arrested over the past two months, and Lebanese authorities are sharing information from their interrogations with the U.S.
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