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Defense Minister Ghosn denied confirming the arrest of Majid bin Mohammad al Majid, the leader of the al Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades. Lebanese media has reported that al Majid was arrested in Beirut. A Twitter account belonging to a member of the group who had claimed the Nov. 21 attack on the Iranian Embassy has apparently been suspended. A Hezbollah commander who died in Syria was buried in Baalbek. A Syrian airstrike wounded 10 people near Arsal. The US Embassy warned US citizens in Lebanon to use extreme caution over the next two weeks as terrorist attacks are likely.