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Tunisia court 'convicts 20' over US embassy attack
Source: BBC
28 May 2013 Last updated at 23:10 GMT
Tunisia court 'convicts 20' over US embassy attack
A Tunisian court has sentenced 20 people to two-year suspended jail terms for involvement in an attack on the US embassy in Tunis in September 2012, their lawyer says.
Four people died in clashes when the embassy and a neighbouring American school were attacked.
Islamist protesters had targeted the compound over an anti-Islam film made in the US.
In recent months the government has taken a tougher stance with extremists.
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Tunisia court 'convicts 20' over US embassy attack
A Tunisian court has sentenced 20 people to two-year suspended jail terms for involvement in an attack on the US embassy in Tunis in September 2012, their lawyer says.
Four people died in clashes when the embassy and a neighbouring American school were attacked.
Islamist protesters had targeted the compound over an anti-Islam film made in the US.
In recent months the government has taken a tougher stance with extremists.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22698080