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Alleged Top al-Qaida Man in Lebanon Dies

The alleged top al-Qaida operative in Lebanon, who was captured in a security operation that broke up a terrorist network, died of a heart attack Monday, hospital and security officials said. Ismail Mohammed al-Khatib was taken from his prison cell to the Bahanes Hospital, 18 miles outside Beirut, after suffering a heart attack, but doctors were unable to save his life, hospital officials said. Lebanese security officials confirmed al-Khatib’s death of a heart attack. Full Story