The United States has strongly condemned France's decision to release Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, a Lebanese militant convicted of murdering two diplomats, including an American, in Paris during the 1980s. Abdallah, who spent over four decades in prison, was freed after a French appeals court ordered his release on the condition that he leave the country and never return. He has since returned to Lebanon, where he was welcomed in his hometown. The United States maintains that Abdallah's release poses a threat to American diplomats and is an injustice to the victims and their families, vowing to continue supporting efforts for justice.