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(CNN)Two men convicted of the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X were exonerated during a court hearing Thursday after a half-century effort to clear their names.

New York County Supreme Court Administrative Judge Ellen Biben granted the motion to vacate the convictions of Muhammad A. Aziz and the late Khalil Islam.
"I regret that this court cannot fully undo the serious miscarriages of justice in this case and give you back the many years that were lost," Biben said in her ruling.

A 22-month investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance's office and lawyers for the men found that evidence of their innocence, including FBI documents, was withheld at trial.