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CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The fugitive leader of an al-Qaida-inspired group lashed out at the head of Lebanon's army, accusing him of destroying a Palestinian refugee camp as part of deal to become the country's next president, according to an audio tape posted on a militant Web site Monday.
The 57-minute tape was the first purported message from the Fatah Islam leader since fighting broke out between the militant group and the Lebanese military at the Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon in May. The battle at the camp ended in early September, and he remains at large.
Shaker Youssef al-Absi also said in the 57-minute tape that his fighters would hunt down the followers of Gen. Michel Suleiman, who led the fight against Fatah Islam and has most recently emerged as a consensus candidate for president.
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