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Though he had been in the civil service for more than two years, a recent promotion designated him as a probationary worker—a category of staff among the first targeted for layoffs.

Defense lawyers say none of the accused has a known criminal record or connections to designated terrorist groups.

Early on, they fell prey to fraudulent land deals, followed by colonial decrees between 1905 and 1913 that designated significant portions of their territory as state property and restricted their landownership rights.

Hamas, a U.S.-designated terrorist group, holds about 20 living hostages and the bodies of around 28 others.

In 2012 the party was targeted by loyalists after it supported a move to only display the union flag at Belfast City Hall on designated days.