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  • Lebanon - Lebanese Troops Kill Well-known Militant during House Raid

    05/24/2007 1:36:01 AM PDT · by HAL9000 · 13 replies · 400+ views
    an-Nahar (Beirut) ^ | May 24, 2007
    Lebanese troops killed a militant from the extremist Fatah al-Islam during a house raid in the northern port city of Tripoli, police said. They said Bilal Drakish, also known as Abu Jandal, was shot dead on Wednesday as he prepared to throw a grenade at a unit of security forces raiding an apartment in Tripoli's northern neighborhood of Tibanneh. Police said the security forces had been pursuing Drakish who tried to throw a hand grenade at them but was fatally shot before he could trigger it. State-run National News Agency said two passers-by were wounded in the exchange and...