Trial over death of Irish soldier in Lebanon set for September

Trial over death of Irish soldier in Lebanon set for September

The trial of Mohammad Ayyad, who is accused alongside others of involvement in the killing of Irish soldier Seán Rooney and the attempted murder of three of his colleagues, will continue in a new session in September, according to sources in the Lebanese judiciary. Speaking to Rita El Jammal, the Lebanon correspondent of The New Arab's sister site Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, the sources said that the Military Court had scheduled a new session for this S…