World IN BRIEF : LEBANON : Amnesty for War Crimes Approved
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The Lebanese Parliament approved a general amnesty for war crimes committed during 15 years of civil strife in Lebanon. The action moves rebel Christian Gen. Michel Aoun a step closer to asylum in France. Aoun, a former president, took refuge in the French Embassy in Beirut after thousands of Lebanese and Syrian troops, backed by Syrian air power, ended his 11-month mutiny last Oct. 13.
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