Mar 28, 2005

Hariri bombing: Caught on tape?

Al-Arabiya TV has been airing pictures taken by a bank's closed circuit TV that may provide a clue to Rafik Hariri's murder.
The 90-second-long footage broadcast on Sunday night showed a white Mitsubishi pick-up lorry driving slowly past the bank and moving out of the camera's range moments before a burst of light - apparently the explosion. The film also appeared to show a convoy of black cars travelling in the same direction as the lorry, which was said to be driving slower.
Meanwhile the UN is calling for an international investigation into the murder.
he UN report did not specify who was behind Hariri's killing but blamed Syria for the political tension that preceded the assassination.

It said the Lebanese inquiry was unsatisfactory.

"The Lebanese investigation process suffers from serious flaws and has neither the capacity nor the commitment to reach a satisfactory and credible conclusion.

"To find the truth it would be necessary to entrust the investigation to an international independent commission."

The report added that Lebanon's security services were unlikely to conduct an adequate inquiry under its current leadership.

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