United Nations investigation into the murder of former Prime Minister of Lebanon is focusing on the powerful brother-in-law of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria as the main suspect, a diplomat with intimate knowledge of the inquiry said Thursday. " /> Hariri Probe Focuses on Syrian | Balanced News Blog

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by admin | October 21, 2005 at 8:01 am UTC

The investigation into the murder of former Prime Minister of Lebanon is focusing on the powerful brother-in-law of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria as the main suspect, a diplomat with intimate knowledge of the inquiry said Thursday.

The diplomat spoke as a long-awaited United Nations report on the killing made public on Thursday said it was a carefully planned terrorist act organized by high-ranking Syrian and Lebanese intelligence officers.

Though the report did not include names, the diplomat said the investigators were focusing on Syria’s military intelligence chief, Asef Shawkat, the president’s brother-in-law.

Source: NY Times.

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