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Lebanon abolishes death penalty in first for region
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What happenedBEIRUT, Aug 11 - Lebanon's parliament on Tuesday abolished the death penalty and replaced all existing death sentences with life imprisonment, the speaker's office said in a statement.
The headline splitThe Straits Times frames it as "Lebanon abolishes death penalty in first for region". Al Jazeera English frames it as "Lebanon parliament votes to end death penalty, 1st in Middle East to do so".
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Lebanon abolishes death penalty in first for region
BEIRUT, Aug 11 - Lebanon's parliament on Tuesday abolished the death penalty and replaced all existing death sentences with life imprisonment, the speaker's office said in a statement.
