Militants threaten to widen the war

Nahr Al-Bared - Al Qaeda-inspired militants in north Lebanon yesterday threatened to take their fight to other parts of Lebanon and beyond if the Lebanese Army does not stop attacking a Palestinian refugee camp.

"If the Army continues to bomb civilians and pursue its inhumane practices ... we will move within the next two days to the second phase of the battle," said Fatah al-Islam military commander Shahin Shahin from Nahr al-Bared camp.

- REUTERS