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Walkouts and protests continue in belarus with growing calls for president Alexander Lukashenko to resign. But he went back to court has convicted one member of the armed Group Hezbollah of conspiracy in the sasa nation of lebanons former Prime Minister rafik hariri the salim jamil i was one of 4 suspects tried in absentia for the bombing in beirut in 2005 which killed 21 other people the 3 other defendants were acquitted because of insufficient evidence the attack was an act of terrorism that was designed to spread fear among lebanese population it was committed for political and not personal reasons the Trial Chamber is of the view that syria and hezbollah may have had motives to eliminate mr hariri and some of his political allies however there was no evidence that this hezbollah leadership had any involvement in mr hariri murder and there is no direct evidence of syrian involvement in it. Is that what is live for us in beirut saying just one of the 4 found guilty was that expected
And welcome again im peter wu watching aljazeera live from our Global Headquarters here in qatar also ahead more chaos in mali and now there are reports of senior politicians being arrested in a military mutiny. I was actually a walker some protests continue in belarus with growing calls for president Alexander Lukashenko to resign. Lets get going our top story a u. N. Backed tribunal has now convicted a member of hezbollah for the assassination of the former lebanese Prime Minister rafiq. The killing in 2005 set the stage for years of confrontation between rival Political Forces judges at the hague found salim. Guilty of committing terrorist acts and of homicide they say. Bought the car used in the Suicide Attack and coordinated surveillance of hariri beforehand the 3 other hezbollah members were acquitted because of a lack of evidence none were in court has denies involvement and has refused to hand them over the judges so that while hezbollahs leaders and the Syrian Government might
As democrats accuse President Trump of sabotaging the Postal Service. Everyone should have the courage to talk about the. Student protesters push traditional boundaries in thailand ahead of a mass antigovernment rally planned for sunday. And russia says its produced the 1st batch of its corona virus vaccine that many scientists are skeptical about its effectiveness. And. Adding to barcelona humiliation fans let the players know how they feel about an 82 thumping babai in munich in european footballs Champions League. Protesters and by the rooster keeping up pressure on their longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko a day of mourning has turned into a 7th consecutive day of mass protests calling for political change after a disputed president ial vote thousands of laid flowers and candles at the site where a man died on monday during the violent crackdown on protestors crowds have been chanting leave aimed at president look at shankar whos facing the biggest challenge to his 26 year rule. A