Soha Bechara
Soha Bechara | |
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سهى بشارة | |
Bechara in 2000 | |
| Born | 15 June 1967 Deir Mimas, Lebanon |
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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 | 2 |
Soha 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.