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French court orders release of Lebanese militant held since 1984

Abdallah had been sentenced to life in prison. © - / AFP/File

Paris (AFP) – A French court on Friday ordered the release of pro-Palestinian Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, jailed for 40 years for the killing of two foreign diplomats, prosecutors said.

The court said Abdallah, first detained in 1984 and convicted in 1987 over the 1982 murders, would be released on 6 December provided he leaves France, French anti-terror prosecutors said in a statement to AFP, adding that they would appeal.

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