Terrorist Abu Nidal was arrested in Egypt, according to U.S. officials. He reportedly has leukemia and crossed the border from Libya to seek treatment. Abu Nidal, whose real name is Sabri al-Banna, is linked to attacks in 20 countries that killed or injured some 900 people. Egypt has repeatedly denied that it is holding him.
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