Lebanese Court Sentences to Death 8 Accomplices of 2013 Terrorist Attacks - Reports

BEIRUT (Sputnik) - The Supreme Court in Beirut sentenced to death eight participants of the 2013 terrorist attacks in Tripoli, resulted in 47 civilians killed and 500 more injured, NNA, the Lebanese national news agency, reported on Friday.

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.