Lebanon vows trials in Sabra Chatila massacre probe
Lebanon’s defense minister Issam Khoury pledged that all those proven connected to the September Sabra and Chatila killings will be tried, even as the inquiry stalls awaiting foreign troop withdrawals. He stressed the government will punish crimes where the facts are clear. The Kahan Commission blamed rightist Christian militiamen allied with President Amin Gemayel.
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Shultz sees possible Lebanon accord by weekend
Secretary of State Shultz met with Lebanese leaders in Beirut and said progress leaves him optimistic an agreement to withdraw Israeli, Syrian and Palestinian troops from Lebanon could be reached by the weekend. He plans to travel to Paris for a Monday meeting with OECD officials and may return to the Middle East if needed.
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