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Roya News
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Roya News
French court approves release of Lebanese activist Georges Abdallah
A French court has approved the release of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, a Lebanese man who has spent almost four decades behind bars for attacks targeting American and 'Israeli' diplomats in the 1980s, French broadcaster BFM TV reported on Thursday. Abdallah, the founder of the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Brigade (LARB), was convicted in 1987 and handed a life sentence for his involvement in the 1982 assassinations of US military attaché Charles Ray and 'Israeli' diplomat Yacov Barsimantov in Paris. He was also found guilty of the attempted murder of US Consul General Robert Homme in Strasbourg in 1984.
Asharq Al-Awsat
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
French Court Rules for Release of Lebanese Activist Georges Ibrahim Abdallah
A French court on Thursday ruled for the release from prison of Lebanese activist Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, after serving almost 40 years in prison for attacks on American and Israeli diplomats in France, BFM TV reported. The former head of the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Brigade (LARB) was sentenced to life in 1987 for his role in the 1982 murders in Paris of US military attaché Charles Ray and Israeli diplomat Yacov Barsimantov, and the attempted murder of US Consul General Robert Homme in Strasbourg in 1984. Officials at the French appeals court did not immediately reply for a comment on the situation.
Al Arabiya
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
French court rules for release of Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah
A French court on Thursday ruled for the release from prison of Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, after serving almost 40 years in prison for attacks on American and Israeli diplomats in France, BFM TV reported. The former head of the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Brigade (LARB) was sentenced to life in 1987 for his role in the 1982 murders in Paris of US military attache Charles Ray and Israeli diplomat Yacov Barsimantov, and the attempted murder of US Consul General Robert Homme in Strasbourg in 1984.
Reuters
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
French court rules for release of Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah
PARIS, July 17 (Reuters) - A French court on Thursday ruled for the release from prison of Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, after serving almost 40 years in prison for attacks on American and Israeli diplomats in France, BFM TV reported. The former head of the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Brigade (LARB) was sentenced to life in 1987 for his role in the 1982 murders in Paris of U.S. military attache Charles Ray and Israeli diplomat Yacov Barsimantov, and the attempted murder of U.S. Consul General Robert Homme in Strasbourg in 1984. Officials at the French appeals court did not immediately reply for a comment on the situation.
