Hostages freed but Hezbollah ties fuel new Iran backed attacks
In Damascus the hostage crisis spotlighted Islamic Jihad, an Iran backed Shiite faction within Hezbollah, holding seven Americans and four Frenchmen. The group claims responsibility for a string of bombings and kidnappings in Lebanon. Hezbollah’s Iraqi and Iranian links widen the conflict.
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Dad who shot daughter granted funeral visit
Charles Griffith, jailed on first degree murder and firearm charges for killing his brain damaged 3 year old daughter, was allowed to visit Van Orsdel Funeral Chapel to pay last respects. Griffith's attorney said the request was for one final embrace as grief overwhelmed him.
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