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Security forces were on high alert over rumors that the Abdullah Azzam Brigades is planning suicide car bomb attacks in Lebanon. Several foreigners lacking proper identification were detained at Beirut's weekend market, and 26 wanted individuals were arrested yesterday in Majdalya. Authorities released 13 of 17 suspected terrorists arrested yesterday in Beirut. Yesterday's botched suicide bombing at a Bekaa valley checkpoint was claimed by the Free Sunnis of Baalbek Brigade, which vowed to keep trying to attack its target.