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Lebanon ready to hand over more than 700 Syrian prisoners to Damascus

20-03-2025 | 08:43

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Lebanon ready to hand over more than 700 Syrian prisoners to Damascus

A judicial official told the AFP news agency that Beirut is prepared to hand over more than 700 Syrian prisoners from over 2,000 held in overcrowded Lebanese prisons.

The source explained that "there are more than 700 Syrian prisoners who can be handed over to their country" after "completing the files of the convicted and detained Syrians who meet the conditions for their extradition."

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