41.  It also denied any links with the Iran-backed Lebanese group of the same name.

42.  Jurors began deliberations Wednesday in the trial of two brothers accused of running a support cell for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

43.  One of three fugitives accused of providing cash and military equipment to the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah has been arrested in Canada, authorities said.

44.  One difference is that Lebanese groups were often pursuing political aims, while the Chechen gangs seem interested only in cash.

45.  Seeking to salvage the negotiations, Hariri told Fresard Thursday that he should not deal with any Lebanese group.

46.  Syria is believed to have strong influence over the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which regularly attacks Israeli soldiers on the south Lebanese border.

47.  The blasts, which targeted department stores and City Hall among other sites, were claimed by an Iranian-backed Lebanese group seeking the release of jailed supporters.

48.  The blasts, which targeted department stores and City Hall among other sites, were claimed by an Iranian-backed Lebanese group.

49.  The bodies of the armed attackers have not yet been identified, but Israeli officials suspect that they were sent by the Lebanese group Hezbollah.

50.  The Lebanese group has denied recruiting Smyrek, however.