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Lebanon charges seven over killing of UN peacekeeper

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Lebanon's military tribunal on Thursday charged seven suspects in last month's attack that killed an Irish peacekeeper when a group of armed local residents ambushed his convoy. The shooting took place near the town of Al-Aqbiya in southern Lebanon, a center of support for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which has denied any role in the killing.

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Irish Independent

Lebanon charges seven suspects in killing of Irish soldier Seán Rooney

Lebanon's military tribunal have charged seven suspects in last month's attack that killed an Irish peacekeeper when a group of armed local residents ambushed his convoy and opened fire, officials said.

1 year ago·Ireland

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RTÉ

Lebanon charges seven for Seán Rooney killing

Lebanon has charged seven people for participating in an attack against United Nations peacekeepers that killed Irish soldier Seán Rooney in mid-December, a judicial official has said.

1 year ago·Ireland

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Shropshire Star

Lebanon charges seven suspects over killing of Irish peacekeeping soldier

Lebanon’s military tribunal has charged seven suspects over last month’s attack that killed an Irish peacekeeper when a group of armed local residents ambushed his convoy and opened fire, officials said.

1 year ago·Ketley, United Kingdom

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Haaretz

Seven suspects charged over fatal attack of UN soldier in Lebanon

A Military Tribunal in Lebanon Announced the Charges Against the Seven Suspects in the Attack Last Month That Killed an Irish Soldier

1 year ago·Tel Aviv- Yafo, Israel

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Arab News

Lebanese military court charges 7 over fatal UNIFIL peacekeeper attack

ID: 1672920368298451800Thu, 2023-01-05 12:04 BEIRUT: Lebanon’s military tribunal on Thursday charged seven people over a December attack that killed one Irish soldier serving in a United Nations peacekeeping force, three Lebanese judicial sources told Reuters. The charges ranged from murder and attempted murder to destroying vehicles, one source said. One of those charged was already in custody after Hezbollah, the powerful armed group that co…

1 year ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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