Lebanon indicts dozens from 2007 clashes

Published July 19, 2012 1:11pm ET



BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese judicial officials say an investigative judge has indicted 88 people allegedly involved in 2007 fighting against the army in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, demanding that some of them face the death penalty.

The officials, who anonymously in line with regulations, say judge Ghassan Oeidat also ordered the release of 126 others.

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