All told, an estimated 12, 000 people of Arab descent, most of them members of Lebanese immigrant families, live in the Triple Frontier region.
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On June 29, 2015, it was announced that Chandor was in talks to direct the crime film " Triple Frontier " for Paramount Pictures.
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In 1997, the Argentine minister of the interior, Carlos Corach, described the Triple Frontier region as " a sanctuary " for crime and terrorism.
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Officials say the Triple Frontier has been used for years both to collect and launder money for terrorist groups and for mafias, as well as providing a haven for fugitives.
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In a sign of increased U . S . attention, the State Department's counterterrorism coordinator, Cofer Black, is scheduled to visit the Triple Frontier on Dec . 18.
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But Argentine intelligence and police reports have concluded that at least part of the planning took place in the Triple Frontier and involved a pair of Lebanese immigrants who still live and work here.
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Attention on suspected terrorist ties in the region _ known as the " Triple Frontier " _ began before last month's attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
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The "'Triple Frontier "'(, ) is a tri-border area along the junction of Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil, where the Paran?rivers converge.
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Another point of future tourist attraction are its hot springs, which to date have not been exploited commercially, but have great potential due to the triple frontier : Uruguay-Brasil-Argentina.
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But since the Sept . 11 attacks, the Triple Frontier has been transformed into a sort of Casablanca, a center of intrigue scrutinized more intensely than ever for its suspected links to Islamic terrorists.
