Marine Says He Was Captured By Insurgents
Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, missing since June 20 near Fallujah, Iraq, says he was captured by insurgents and remains a loyal Marine. He reappeared unharmed at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut on July 8 after a June 27 videotape showed him blindfolded. The military probes the kidnapping claim and possible desertion.
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Nine killed and sixty wounded in Baghdad tanker explosion
A fuel tanker rigged as a bomb exploded near a Baghdad police station in the Seidyyeh district just before 8 am. Nine people died and at least 60 were injured as a crater formed and nearby buildings were damaged.
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Hezbollah official killed in Beirut car blast amid blame games
A 40 year old Hezbollah official Ghaleb Awali died in a car blast in southern Beirut. Hezbollah blamed Israel saying agents planted a device and vowed retaliation. A Sunni group Jund al Sham claimed responsibility but the Ein el Hilweh leader called the claim fake. The blast occurred at 9 05 am in a Shiite district damaging nearby buildings with no others harmed.
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Airstrikes Hit Gaza Refugee Camp Leader Wounded
Two Israeli airstrikes hit the same house in the Shati refugee camp near Gaza City. Abed Quka, leader of the Popular Resistance Committee in northern Gaza, was wounded along with four other people. The Israeli military did not comment.
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Arafat Reinstates Cousin to Gaza Security Post
In Ramallah amid Gaza protests Yasser Arafat ousts then reinstates his cousin Abdel Razak Majaide as Gaza security chief to quell unrest. The move follows friction with Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia who urged reform. Arafat’s stance leaves his leadership status uncertain.
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