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A militia member convicted of murdering two Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon has been released early from his prison sentence.

A long road to justice for two murdered Irish soldiers Updated / Tuesday, 13 Apr 2021 20:57 On 18 April 1980, three army privates were stopped by a militia known as the De Facto Force Security Correspondent, Prime Time John OMahony spent 40 years waiting to see the man who shot him and murdered his colleagues brought to justice. In December, a seven-judge military court in Lebanon found 76-year-old Mahmoud Bazzi guilty of the murders of Privates Thomas Barrett and Derek Smallhorne. The verdict...

Conviction of man who murdered two Irish soldiers in 1980 Long running trial over Lebanon killings Reporter: );  ); The Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney, has been notified of the conviction by a Lebanese Military Tribunal of the perpetrator of the murder of two Irish soldiers in Lebanon in 1980. On April 18, 1980, Private Thomas Barrett and Private Derek Smallhorne were murdered and one soldier, Private John O’Mahony was seriously injured in the same incident in Lebanon. The personnel we...

Man convicted of murder of two Irish soldiers in Lebanon in 1980 Private Thomas Barrett and Private Derek Smallhorne were killed while on a peacekeeping mission over 40 years ago. By Órla Ryan Tuesday 22 Dec 2020, 7:27 AM Dec 22nd 2020, 7:27 AM 30,377 Views 10 Comments Mahmoud Bazzi pictured in Michigan in the US in 2014. Image: MCT/SIPA US...