In June 2013, terrorists targeted the Taqwa and Al-Salam mosques in Tripoli, killing not only worshipers but also civilians who lived nearby.
A Lebanese court has sentenced a man to death for twin car bombings in 2013 that targeted two mosques in the northern city of Tripoli, killing 47 people #Lebanon https://t.co/dvRJoZZdT4 pic.twitter.com/FyHJc7o5lP
— Arab News (@arabnews) November 1, 2019
Earlier in the day, an Uber driver charged with murdering Rebecca Dykes, an employee of the UK Embassy in Beirut, in mid-December 2017 was sentenced to death by a Lebanese court.
A Lebanese court has sentenced a taxi driver to death for the 2017 murder of British embassy worker Rebecca Dykes #Lebanon https://t.co/W64KmKxtdQ pic.twitter.com/v5vxbovpyl
— Arab News (@arabnews) November 1, 2019
The last death sentence was passed in Lebanon in 2004.
