French prosecutors issue arrest warrant for Lebanon central bank chief - source

French prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

The warrant comes after Salameh failed to attend a court hearing in Paris, the source said. Prosecutors intended to press preliminary fraud charges, court documents and two sources said.

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