A security source said a number of flyers signed by Fatah al-Islam - a terrorist group linked to al-Qaeda - were found by students on the campus of Balamand University.

The security source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the flyers contained 'threats to bomb the university.'

A university official who requested anonymity said: 'We cannot ignore such a threat ... We are taking the necessary precautionary measures.'

There was no confirmation from the Fatah al-Islam group that it had produced the leaflet.

Last year, Fatah al-Islam fought a bloody three-month gunbattle with the Lebanese army at the northern Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared which ended last September with many members of the group killed and the others, including the leader fled to Syria

Fatah al-Islam emerged in November 2006 when it split from Fatah al-Intifada (Fatah Uprising), a Syrian-backed Palestinian group based in Lebanon, which itself was a splinter of Yasser Arafat's mainstream organization Fatah.

Lebanese security officers dispute that it was a real split and allege that Fatah al-Islam is a part of Syrian intelligence security forces, and also has links with the al-Qaeda terrorist network, led by Osama bin Laden. Syria has denied any links with Fatah al-Islam.

Sources: DPA, Ya Libnan

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