Beirut, 2007 Nov 3, Al-Manar
 
The Lebanese daily As-Safir said on Saturday that Fatah al-Islam militant group's spokesman Abu Salim Taha named the perpetrators of the February 13 twin bus bombings in Ain Alaq north of the Lebanese capital that left 3 people killed and 23 others wounded. Abu Taha identified the executors as Abu Omar al-Hijji, a Syrian who was killed at the beginning of the Nahr al-Bared fighting, and Mustafa Siyor, also a Syrian who is in police custody.
 
As-Safir said the Lebanese army's intelligence bureau was capable of "drawing a complete pyramid" of the al-Qaeda-inspired Fatah al-Islam militant group. Citing unnamed sources, the Lebanese daily said Abu Taha presented "all the facts" related to bank robberies designed for financing his group.
 
After 50 days of investigation, Abu Taha also named Fatah al-Islam's financial coordinator as Abu Ritaj, possibly a Saudi, whose lineage goes back to al-Qaeda. Taha presented a list of Fatah al-Islam names who are largely Syrian. The report said 70 Fatah al-Islam members are Syrian, 50 Saudis, another 50 of various Arab nationalities, in addition to about 20 Palestinians, 10 Jordanians and others from Afghan, Chechnya and Serbia.