US Announces $7 Million Reward For Hezbollah Leader Behind Bombing Of Beirut Embassy

<p>The United States State Department on Tuesday announced a reward of up to $7 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Hezbollah leader Ibrahim Aqil, a statement said. Ibrahim Aqil, also known as Tahsin, serves on Hezbollah's highest military body, the Jihad Council, the State Department said.</p> <p>The announcement comes on the 40th anniversary of Hezbollah's bombing of the US Embassy in Beirut.</p> <p>"During the 1980s, Aqil was a principal member of Islamic Jihad Organization &mdash; Hezbollah's terrorist cell &mdash; that claimed the bombings of the US Embassy in Beirut in April 1983, which killed 63 people, and the US Marine barracks in October 1983, which killed 241 US personnel," the statement said.</p>