Lebanon Drops Charges Against Karami Case Suspect
A Lebanese army mechanic has been set free by a Swedish court after word was received from Lebanese authorities that he no longer is accused of killing Premier Rashid Karami, officials said.
Elie Louis Salibi, 25, had been suspected of planting the bomb that ripped through Karami’s army helicopter as it was leaving the Adma military base in the northern city of Tripoli for Beirut on June 1.
An army mechanic in charge of maintaining helicopters at the base, Salibi left Lebanon for Sweden to seek asylum shortly after the assassination. On Aug. 1, he was arrested in a Swedish refugee camp by police acting on a tip from Lebanese authorities.
Hassan Saad, Lebanese charge d’affaires in Stockholm, told reporters Thursday that Salibi was no longer a suspect in the murder case.
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