Truck blast behind Hariri assassination
A German prosecutor leading a UN-mandated investigation into the February assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri confirmed today that a truck bombing caused the explosion that killed Hariri.
Detlev Mehlis said the explosion was āwithout any reasonable doubt above the groundā.
Hariri and 20 others were killed when his motorcade was blown up on February 14 in Beirut.
Some believed the explosives were buried underneath the street, which they argued would suggest the involvement of officials in the plot.
His killing was the catalyst for mass anti-Syrian protests and intensified international pressure on Syria to withdraw its army.
