Syria opposes UN Hariri Tribunal

Syria suggested it may not cooperate with a planned international tribunal to prosecute the suspected killers of Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri because Damascus was not consulted on the plan, according to a letter circulated at the United Nations.

An ongoing UN investigation into the February 2005 truck bombing that killed Hariri and 22 others has said the killing’s complexity suggested the Syrian and Lebanese intelligence services played a role in the assassination.