Pop star turned Islamist militant in court after 12 years on the run

Islam

A Lebanese pop star turned wanted Islamist militant has appeared in court after 12 years on the run. Fadel Shaker had been hiding in Palestinian refugee camp Ein el-Hilweh since bloody street clashes erupted between Sunni Muslim militants and the Lebanese army in June 2013 in the coastal city of Sidon. He was sentenced to 22 years in prison in 2020 for providing support to a "terrorist group" after being tried in absentia. As part of the deal that persuaded Shaker to turn himself in, the

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