Legal battle against terrorists attacks
A
United States jury on Monday found the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO)
and the Palestinian Authority liable for supporting terrorist attacks in Israel
more than a decade ago that killed dozens of people.
Jurors in Manhattan federal court
awarded $218.5-million in damages to 10 American families who brought the case,
a sum that is automatically tripled to $655.5-million under a 1992 US
anti-terrorism law, lawyers for the families said.
Both defendants said they would appeal.
It is unclear whether the plaintiffs can ever collect, though their lawyers
vowed to seek out Palestinian assets to satisfy the judgment.
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