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Lebanon ex-minister jailed for 13 years on ‘terror’ charges

BEIRUT, (APP/AFP) – A Lebanese military court sentenced former information minister Michel Samaha to 13 years in prison with hard labour on Friday for attempting to carry out “terrorist acts”, a judicial
source told AFP.
Samaha was convicted of transporting explosives to carry out attacks and assassinations of political and religious figures in Lebanon with the help of Syrian security services.