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EIRUT—Army soldiers fired tear gas and shots into the air to stop protesters from storming the prime minister's office here on Sunday, as Lebanon's opposition pressed for the government to resign over the killing of the country's intelligence chief in a car bombing.
The mayhem came during a political rally called the same day as the funeral of Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan , a Sunni Muslim who headed intelligence for Lebanon's police force until he was killed in Friday's bombing. Many top Lebanese opposition figures blamed his death on Syria's regime next door.
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Middle East liberal safe haven rocked by Al Qaeda mass terrorist plot
ordanian authorities unveiled on Sunday a foiled Al Qaeda terror plot to carry out attacks on diplomatic and civilian targets across Amman using weapons from Syria.
According to the General Intelligence Department (GID), security services have arrested 11 Jordanian nationals charged with plotting to carry out a series of attacks on shopping centres, cafés and diplomatic missions, using explosives and mortar rockets.
The 11 suspects, who allegedly have active ties with Al Qaeda in Iraq, began plotting the attack in June and smuggled explosives and mortar rockets from Syria to carry out the attacks, officials said.
“These 11 terrorists were Jordanian nationals with clear ties to Al Qaeda targeting the security and stability of Jordan,” Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications Samih Maaytah said during a press conference on Sunday detailing the foiled plot.
According to Maaytah, who is also government spokesperson, the group, which had allegedly consulted with Al Qaeda in Iraq weapons experts via the Internet, had travelled to Syria and returned with explosives and mortar rockets to carry out the attack.
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Iran halts gas exports to Turkey after an explosion
Iran halted gas exports to Turkey after a blast damaged the pipeline in the Turkish territories, authorities announced on Monday.
The explosion occurred near the town of Dogubayazit in the Agri province on Sunday, press tv reported.
It is not yet known what caused the blast; however, Turkish officials accused members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) of blowing up the pipeline.
The governorate of the Northeastern city of Agri said in a statement that PKK members "sabotaged the Dogubayazit-Van natural gas pipeline on Saturday... forcing a disruption in the flow."
This is not the first time that the gas flow from Iran to Turkey has been stopped. In earlier instances, Turkish officials cited blasts caused by the PKK members, or technical problems as the main reasons for halts.
EIRUT—Army soldiers fired tear gas and shots into the air to stop protesters from storming the prime minister's office here on Sunday, as Lebanon's opposition pressed for the government to resign over the killing of the country's intelligence chief in a car bombing.
The mayhem came during a political rally called the same day as the funeral of Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan , a Sunni Muslim who headed intelligence for Lebanon's police force until he was killed in Friday's bombing. Many top Lebanese opposition figures blamed his death on Syria's regime next door.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203406404578070193069945444.html
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Middle East liberal safe haven rocked by Al Qaeda mass terrorist plot
ordanian authorities unveiled on Sunday a foiled Al Qaeda terror plot to carry out attacks on diplomatic and civilian targets across Amman using weapons from Syria.
According to the General Intelligence Department (GID), security services have arrested 11 Jordanian nationals charged with plotting to carry out a series of attacks on shopping centres, cafés and diplomatic missions, using explosives and mortar rockets.
The 11 suspects, who allegedly have active ties with Al Qaeda in Iraq, began plotting the attack in June and smuggled explosives and mortar rockets from Syria to carry out the attacks, officials said.
“These 11 terrorists were Jordanian nationals with clear ties to Al Qaeda targeting the security and stability of Jordan,” Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications Samih Maaytah said during a press conference on Sunday detailing the foiled plot.
According to Maaytah, who is also government spokesperson, the group, which had allegedly consulted with Al Qaeda in Iraq weapons experts via the Internet, had travelled to Syria and returned with explosives and mortar rockets to carry out the attack.
http://www.albawaba.com/editorchoice/jordan-al-qaeda-terrorist-plot-447622
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Iran halts gas exports to Turkey after an explosion
Iran halted gas exports to Turkey after a blast damaged the pipeline in the Turkish territories, authorities announced on Monday.
The explosion occurred near the town of Dogubayazit in the Agri province on Sunday, press tv reported.
It is not yet known what caused the blast; however, Turkish officials accused members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) of blowing up the pipeline.
The governorate of the Northeastern city of Agri said in a statement that PKK members "sabotaged the Dogubayazit-Van natural gas pipeline on Saturday... forcing a disruption in the flow."
This is not the first time that the gas flow from Iran to Turkey has been stopped. In earlier instances, Turkish officials cited blasts caused by the PKK members, or technical problems as the main reasons for halts.
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