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BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanon's U.S.-backed government on Saturday approved an international tribunal for suspects in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, overriding the objections of Hezbollah amid a political crisis that threatens to spin into nationwide violence.
Attempts to reach a last-minute compromise between the government and the pro-Syrian camp, led by Hezbollah, failed Saturday as the Cabinet moved forward with its meeting on the U.N-created court.See the full content of this document
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U.N. Tribunal Ok'd in Hariri Slaying
The tribunal is key in the power struggle between allies and opponents of Syria in Lebanon. Anti-Syrian forces - mainly Christian and Sunni Muslim - dominate the government, but are facing a campaign by the ...
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