Majed al-Majed, the Saudi leader of an al-Qaeda-linked group arrested in connection with recent bombings in Lebanon, has died in hospital, Lebanese sources say.
"Majed al-Majed, who suffered from kidney disease and was in poor health, has died," the source said on condition of anonymity on Saturday.
A Lebanese army general also confirmed the death of the senior al-Qaeda commander.
Majed, who was arrested on Monday, was the ringleader of Abdullah Azzam Brigades, an al-Qaeda offshoot that operates throughout the Middle East.
The group is responsible for the twin bomb attacks against the Iranian Embassy in the Lebanese capital on November 19, 2013.
The back-to-back blasts killed at least 25 people, including Iran's Cultural Attaché to Beirut Hojjatoleslam Ebrahim Ansari, and left more than 160 injured.
Comment: A dead terrorist can not betray his handlers, thus this Saudi terrorist was quickly silenced before he could spill the beans and expose his Saudi handlers.
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