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Lebanese Militant Released After 40 Years In French Jail

A convoy of vehicles left the Lannemezan detention centre in the early morning on the day Abdhallah was scheduled for release (Credit: AFP)

One of France's longest-held inmates, the pro-Palestinian Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, was released from prison and is due to be deported on Friday, after more than 40 years behind bars for the killings of two diplomats.

At around 3:40 am (01:30 GMT), a convoy of six vehicles left the Lannemezan penitentiary with lights flashing, AFP journalists saw.

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