Lebanese militant released after 40 years in French jail

One of France’s longest-held inmates, the pro-Palestinian Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, was released from prison and is due to be deported on Friday, after more than 40 years behind bars for the killings of two diplomats.

At around 3:40 am (01:30 GMT), a convoy of six vehicles left the Lannemezan penitentiary with lights flashing, AFP journalists saw.

A source close to the case confirmed to AFP that 74-year-old Abdallah had left the prison.

Abdallah was detained in 1984 and…