Souha Bechara | |
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سهى بشارة | |
Born | Deir Mimas, Lebanon | 15 June 1967
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Known for | Attempting to assassinate Antoine Lahad; being detained at the Khiam detention center from 1988–1998 |
Political party | Lebanese Communist Party |
Other political affiliations | Jammoul, Union of Lebanese Democratic Youth |
Children | 3 |
Souha Bechara (Arabic: سهى بشارة; born 15 June 1967) is a Lebanese former prisoner at the Khiam detention center. In 1988, she unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate Antoine Lahad, the then-leader of the Israel-backed South Lebanon Army (SLA); she was subsequently arrested and held at the SLA's notorious prison facility in Khiam for ten years.