BEIRUT, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Leader of Fattah al-Islam, an al-Qaida inspired group, Shaker Abssi accused Sunni leaders in Lebanon of being "traitors" and receiving orders from the "Bush administration," Lebanon's As-Safir daily reported Wednesday.

    In an audiotape statement published on a website which issues statements by extremists, Abssi said that Hezbollah, the Shiite opposition group, launched a sectarian war in May when "it took over west Beirut," which is considered as a Sunni stronghold.

    He made an "appeal to Lebanese Sunni," criticizing the Lebanese army "for siding with the opposition" during last month's clashes in Beirut.

    "Iraq's bombings and suicide bombers would not spare God's enemies wherever they are," he said, sending a message of revenge.

    This is the second tape since Abssi escaped a fierce battle between the Lebanese army and Fattah al-Islam fighters in Palestinian camp of Naher al-Barid north of Lebanon in May 2007.

    The fighting which lasted three months destroyed most of the camp, leaving 400 people dead, including 137 army soldiers.

    Earlier this year, Abssi slammed army commander Michel Suleiman, who has become Lebanese president now, and vowed that his followers would hunt down Lebanese army soldiers, whom he accused of destroying the Palestinian camp as part of a deal to make Suleiman president.