The assassination of Lebanon's Hariri and its aftermath


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  • Tuesday, 04 Aug 2020

FILE PHOTO: General view of the scene of a car bomb explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, February 14, 2005. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Rafik al-Hariri was assassinated in 2005. Here are some details about him, his death, and its impact ahead of a verdict by a U.N. backed tribunal on Tuesday:

WHO WAS RAFIK AL-HARIRI?

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