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| Deadly blast in southern Lebanon | Deadly blast in southern Lebanon |
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| A bomb blast near the southern Lebanese city of Sidon has seriously wounded a senior intelligence officer and killed two members of his bodyguard. | A bomb blast near the southern Lebanese city of Sidon has seriously wounded a senior intelligence officer and killed two members of his bodyguard. |
| Officials said Samir Shehadeh's was hit by a remote-controlled bomb as he drove past the village of Rmeileh. | Officials said Samir Shehadeh's was hit by a remote-controlled bomb as he drove past the village of Rmeileh. |
| Col Shehadeh was an investigator into the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in early 2005. | |
| The incident comes amid a fragile truce after 34 days' bitter fighting between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas. | The incident comes amid a fragile truce after 34 days' bitter fighting between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas. |
| The UN chief investigator is to submit a report on his latest findings in the Hariri investigation to the UN on 15 September. | The UN chief investigator is to submit a report on his latest findings in the Hariri investigation to the UN on 15 September. |
| Arab TV reports say Col Shehadeh was involved in the arrest four pro-Syrian Lebanese generals last August in connection with the investigation. | Arab TV reports say Col Shehadeh was involved in the arrest four pro-Syrian Lebanese generals last August in connection with the investigation. |
| Earlier reports to the UN have also implicated top Syrian officials, although Damascus has denied any role in the Hariri killing or the string of bombings targeting anti-Syrian figures which followed the 14 February 2005 assassination. | Earlier reports to the UN have also implicated top Syrian officials, although Damascus has denied any role in the Hariri killing or the string of bombings targeting anti-Syrian figures which followed the 14 February 2005 assassination. |
| Mr Hariri's death galvanised Lebanese opposition to Syria, which subsequently bowed to pressure to pull its troops out of Lebanon after nearly 30 years of military presence. | Mr Hariri's death galvanised Lebanese opposition to Syria, which subsequently bowed to pressure to pull its troops out of Lebanon after nearly 30 years of military presence. |