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UN Investigator Says Syria Behind Hariri Murder


(Reuters) Detlev Mehlis, the outgoing head of a UN investigation into the killing of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, has directly blamed "Syrian authorities" for the first time. In comments published in the Arabic newspaper Asharq al-Awsat on Saturday, Mehlis said some countries wanted him to rewrite a report that implicated Syrian officials and their Lebanese allies in the Feb. 14 murder, but that he had refused. Asked if he thought the Syrian government was behind Hariri's killing, Mehlis said: "yes, the Syrian authorities."
2005-12-19 00:00:00
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