WORLD IN BRIEF : LEBANON : 1983 Embassy Blast Ruled a Political Act
A military court ruled that the terrorists who orchestrated the 1983 suicide bombing of the U.S. Embassy committed a political crime and cannot be punished. The blast killed 62 people. Political crimes are covered by a general amnesty declared two years ago. The U.S. Embassy declined to comment on the decision, but it could hurt Lebanon’s effort to improve ties and business contacts with the West. Six men were charged in absentia with acquiring the truck, rigging it with explosives and detonating the van at the embassy in West Beirut.
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