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Terrorist Meeting in Beirut Confirms Bush Administration's Fears

Aired February 12, 2001 - 1:50 p.m. ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

NATALIE ALLEN, CNN ANCHOR: Administration sources are telling CNN that a number of the most feared anti-Israeli and anti-American terrorist groups met in Beirut recently. That and evidence of stepped up terrorist activity by Iran had U.S. officials taking note. CNN State Department correspondent Andrea Koppel has been checking into this story and she joins us now with more about it -- Andrea.

ANDREA KOPPEL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Natalie, it's sort of confirmed some of the worst fears within the Bush administration that terrorists might try to take advantage of the lull right now in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, to not only coordinate their terrorist activity but to actually carry some of it out.

You mentioned this meeting in Beirut that happened recently. It included, among other groups, Osama Bin Laden's Alcada (ph) Network. It also included representatives from Iran and Iraq. Now, as far as Iran is concerned, administration sources say that since the Palestinian uprising began last fall, it has not only stepped up its support for activity, but has also stepped up planning, supplying weaponry, and other support to Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, as well as some unusual sources of support, at least for Iran, in Syria, in Jordan, in a number of countries throughout the Middle East region.

This, surely, to be a topic that Secretary of State Colin Powell will raise when he travels to the region later this month -- Natalie.

ALLEN: All right, Andrea Koppel from the State Department. We'll continue to follow that story.

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