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| Hezbollah militant Hassan Lakkis killed in Beirut | |
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| One of the leaders of Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah has been killed near Beirut, the group says. | |
| Hassan Lakkis was "assassinated" near his home in Hadath - 7km (4.3 miles) south-east of the Lebanese capital, Hezbollah TV channel Al-Manar said. | |
| Hezbollah blamed Israel for his death. Israel has not commented. | |
| The news comes a day after the head of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, said Saudi Arabia was behind last month's bombings outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut. | |
| Iran is a major backer of Hezbollah, which has sent fighters to Syria to back the government of Bashar al-Assad. | |
| The conflict in Syria has increased sectarian tensions in its smaller neighbour. | |
| A statement issued by Hezbollah on Wednesday said Lakkis was killed as he returned home from work around midnight, although it did not say how he died. | |
| The group said Israel had tried to kill him several times previously, but had failed. |