Lebanon abolishes death penalty in landmark parliamentary vote

In a significant first for the region, Lebanon's parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty. A second legislative change will also see death sentences commuted to life imprisonment.

Al Jazeera's Ali Hashem reports from Beirut.

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