A court in El Salvador has ruled to bring a former president and retired military officials to trial for their alleged roles in the prominent murder of six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her teenage daughter during the country's civil war 35 years ago.
The former president Alfredo Cristiani, a former congressman and nine retired military officials are charged with murder and acts of terrorism over one of the most notorious crimes committed during El Salvador's 12-year civil war.
The attack was orchestrated by senior military commanders who targeted Father Ellacuria in an attempt to derail peace talks, but the atrocity provoked such widespread international condemnation that it eventually helped push the US to end its support for El Salvador's military regime.
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