Greece: Palestinian arrested for militant links

Greek police have arrested a Palestinian suspected of belonging to an al-Qaida-inspired militant group in Lebanon. A police official in Athens confirmed that he was arrested “for national security reasons,” the AP reported. Greece: Palestinian arrested for militant links According to media, Galeb Taleb was a member of radical Lebanese Sunni group Fatah al-Islam. Taleb was allegedly a ringleader of a group of extremists whose members are located in Northern Europe, Germany, France and Bulgaria. Greek police say their counterterrorism services had been following Taleb and they decided to arrest him when the article about him appeared in some Italian newspapers, because they suspected he was going to flee the country.

Greece: Palestinian arrested for militant links

According to media, Galeb Taleb was a member of radical Lebanese Sunni group Fatah al-Islam.

Taleb was allegedly a ringleader of a group of extremists whose members are located in Northern Europe, Germany, France and Bulgaria.

Greek police say their counterterrorism services had been following Taleb and they decided to arrest him when the article about him appeared in some Italian newspapers, because they suspected he was going to flee the country.