Lebanon’s defence minister declared victory over the Fatah Islam militant group, saying it had been crushed after a month-long military assault on its stronghold in a northern refugee camp.

A military prosecutor has charged 35 Arab nationals and alleged members of an al-Qaida-linked terror group with plotting to bomb foreign targets in Lebanon, including the Italian and Ukrainian diplomatic missions, officials said today.

Members of a radical Palestinian faction on Sunday clashed with Lebanese militants inside the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, leaving at least one person wounded, camp officials said.