Hariri death probe 'star witness' held in France

French police have arrested a former Syrian intelligence officer who is considered an important witness in the UN probe into former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s assassination, officials said today.

Hariri death probe 'star witness' held in France
Mon, 17 Oct, 2005 - 13:14

French police have arrested a former Syrian intelligence officer who is considered an important witness in the UN probe into former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s assassination, officials said today.

Mohammed Zuhair Al-Siddiq was taken into custody yesterday in the Paris area by France’s DST counterintelligence service, police said.

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