US names Lebanese ex-minister Samaha ‘global terrorist’

Agence France-Presse

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The United States labels former Lebanese information and tourism minister Michel Samaha a 'specially designated global terrorist' for allegedly aiding the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad launch attacks in Lebanon.

WASHINGTON, USA – The United States labeled former Lebanese information and tourism minister Michel Samaha a “specially designated global terrorist” for allegedly aiding the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad launch attacks in Lebanon.

Samaha was arrested in August by Lebanese authorities and accused of plotting to assassinate Lebanese leaders and of transporting explosives into Lebanon for such attacks, the US Treasury said in a statement. – Agence France-Presse

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