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CBS News/APU.S. Forces Allege Official Led Iranian-Backed Militants Responsible For Deadly Bombing(CBS/ AP) American forces arrested a top Iraqi Shiite government official as he stepped off a plane at Baghdad's airport, a political ally said Thursday. The U.S. said the man arrested was a leader of Iranian-backed militias and was behind a bombing that killed 10 people, including four Americans.
The arrest of Ali al-Lami could bring serious pressure on the U.S.-backed government from Sunni groups and others worried about Iranian and Shiite militia influence in the top ranks of the Iraqi leadership.
The U.S. military confirmed it arrested a senior Shiite figure at the airport Wednesday, but would not release the name or say whether it was al-Lami.
The military said the man detained is believed to be a senior leader of Iranian-backed militias and behind a June bomb blast in Baghdad that killed four Americans and six Iraqis.
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