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Beirut bombing claimed by anti-Assad group

Other Syrian rebels had turned on the Iraq-based faction

The Columbian
Published: January 4, 2014, 4:00pm

BEIRUT — An al-Qaida-linked group claimed responsibility on Saturday for a suicide car bombing last week in a Shiite-dominated neighborhood in Lebanon, as its fighters fought other rebels in neighboring Syria in the most serious infighting since the uprising began.

The al-Qaida-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant had not before claimed responsibility for an attack in Lebanon, underscoring how the ever-more-complex Syrian war is increasingly spilling over into its smaller neighbor.

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