Lebanese Militants Jailed in Baku over Israel Plot

[Reuters] Lada Yevgrashina - A court in Azerbaijan sentenced a group of militant Islamists including two Lebanese men to between 12 and 15 years in jail on Monday for plotting attacks on the Israeli and U.S. embassies in Baku in 2008. The group, also including four Azeris, was linked to Hizbullah, al-Qaeda, and the security services of neighboring Iran.


2009-10-06 08:00:00

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