Sources: Top Militant Dies in Lebanon

The suspected leader of an al Qaeda-linked militant group that claimed responsibility for bombing the Iranian embassy in Beirut two months ago died in custody on Saturday, security sources said.   Majid bin Muhammad al-Majid, a Saudi national who was wanted by authorities in his own country, had been suffering from kidney failure and went into a coma on Friday, the sources said.   He died in a military hospital in Beirut, they added. Majid was believed to be the leader of the...

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