Lebanon's Hariri vows to confront Sunni radicals

Supporters of the Future Movement bloc light a torch at the site of the suicide truck bombing that killed Lebanon's former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri in 2005, in Beirut February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Leading Lebanese politician Saad al-Hariri vowed on Friday to tackle sectarian radicalism in his Sunni sect but said Shi'ite Hezbollah must end its involvement in Syria if Lebanon is to avoid being drawn into a "sectarian holocaust".

Citing the example set by his father Rafik al-Hariri on the ninth anniversary of his assassination, Hariri said moderation must win out as Lebanon faces violence fuelled by the Syria war and a political impasse that has left it without a government.