Lebanon PM: no evidence of al-Qaeda on Syria border

Prime Minister Najib Mikati said there was no evidence that al-Qaeda militants were operating in Lebanon, countering the defence minister's statement that the global network had sent operatives into the Lebanon-Syria border area.

Grappling with a nine-month anti-government revolt, Syria has blamed al-Qaeda for a double car bomb attack on its capital last Friday that killed 44 people and wounded more than 100. (Reuters)