Rocket attack on U.S. Embassy on the outskirts of Beirut thwarted by Lebanese authorities

CNN ^ | 5/15/03

[OldFriend]

Any reports from CNN or NYT must be confirmed by three other sources to be deemed the truth.

[truthandlife]

BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- A planned rocket attack on the U.S. Embassy in Beirut has been thwarted by Lebanese authorities, Lebanese sources told CNN on Thursday.

A ring of nine Lebanese and Palestinian suspects has been detained in the case, the sources said.

The sources elaborated on a communique from the Lebanese army's commander in chief saying a terrorist network planning an attack on a "major" embassy had been broken.

A spokeswoman for the U.S. Embassy in Beirut refused to comment on the statement, according to The Associated Press.

The ring is suspected of plotting other attacks in northern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley, sources said. It also is suspected of planning to kidnap members of Lebanon's parliament and Lebanese government ministers and using them to negotiate the release of 20 people who were jailed three years ago after a gun battle.

The breakup of the group was the result of close coordination between Syrian and Lebanese military intelligence services, sources said. Authorities said it represents a blow against terror.

News of the plot came three days after 25 people -- including eight Americans -- were killed in suicide bombings in Saudi Arabia. Nine suspected suicide bombers also died in Monday's attacks in Riyadh. Saudi and U.S. officials have said al Qaeda is suspected in the attacks.

[Vote 4 Nixon]

Read between the lines... Israel foiled the attack.

[jrlc]

Time to pound Syria -- no more Hamas, no more Islamic Jihad, no more Hezbollah -- Talibanize them all.

[Grampa Dave]

I wouldn't believer anything that CNN or the NY Slimes said or printed regardless of hundreds of sources!

[Grampa Dave]

[OldFriend]

And former MSNBC mind slut, Ashlee Banshee

[Rockitz]

Remember...Rockets don't kill people, people kill people.

[BagCamAddict]

This thread is Breaking News (or at least it was when it was posted). Thank you for posting it.

What is disappointing is that this thread "ranks" below the following threads, all of which are also posted in BREAKING NEWS:

the NY Times journalist's fraud;
France monitoring the US Media;
the Senate voting an award to Blair;
Barbara Walters interviewing Hillary Clinton;
the Texas House asjourning;
VP Cheney breaking a tie vote;
Movie Studios suing makers of DVD copying software;
India and the US signing a deal on hydrogen tech; and
Passive smoking risks.

Can someone please tell me why ANY of the threads I've listed belong in BREAKING NEWS ??

If I'm watching a good movie on television, and my local news BREAKS IN with ANY of these stories, they will be getting an irate phone call from me. I do not understand why people post these other articles to Breaking News on this website.