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| Lebanon charges 14 militants with terrorism |
| 2007-10-03 |
| In a related development Lebanon Tuesday charged 14 people with murder and terrorism, including the spokesman of the Islamist militant group Fatah Al Islam, state prosecutor Saeed Mirza said. He said the defendants, seven of them in detention, were charged in connection with the killing of Lebanese soldiers during a 15-week standoff with the Al Qaeda-inspired militants that ended September 2. They were accused of "belonging to the Fatah Al Islam terrorist group, with the aim of committing crimes against people and property," the national news agency NNA said. The defendants comprised six Palestinians, three Syrians, two Lebanese, two Saudis, and one German of Turkish origin, it said. More-than-400 people died in the battles at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr Al Bared in northern Lebanon, including 168 soldiers, that broke out May 20. A total of 311 members of Fatah Al Islam, including 147 in detention, have been charged since August in connection with the bloodshed. |
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