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    BEIRUT: A report that Hizbullah was behind the 2005 assassination of ex-Premier Rafik Hariri is a dangerous claim which could spark civil strife as Lebanon prepares to hold crunch elections, analysts believe. "If the Special Tribunal for Lebanon comes out and confirms the report, we could be facing an all-out civil war" Paul Salem, head of the Beirut-based Carnegie Middle East Centre, told AFP of the UN-backed probe into the murder. Full Article at Lebanon Daily Star
    If the Special Tribunal for Lebanon comes out and confirms the report, we could be facing an all-out civil war
    SOURCE: Lebanon Daily Star 6 months ago
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Der Spiegel report could cause civil unrest
  1. One word could set the streets on fire.
    SOURCE: Lebanon Daily Star 6 months ago
  2. On the other hand, it could be just a report in a newspaper.
    SOURCE: Lebanon Daily Star 6 months ago
  3. There are so many powers that would want to implicate Hizbullah in this and tarnish its reputation before the election ... But most people don't buy the report. The evidence is way too flimsy.
    SOURCE: Lebanon Daily Star 6 months ago
  4. The nature of the report is provocative, its timing is far from naive and, coupled with the Israeli reaction, it is a clear attempt to incite unrest
    SOURCE: Lebanon Daily Star 6 months ago
  5. We don't know where they are getting the story from ... The office of the prosecutor doesn't comment on any issues related to operational aspects of the investigation.
    SOURCE: Lebanon Daily Star 6 months ago
  6. I would say the very dangerous implications it could have had have fizzled out, particularly as no officials of the majority camp have used it ... But if [the majority] uses the report against Hizbullah, then of course we're going to see instability in Lebanon, and that's putting it mildly.
    SOURCE: Lebanon Daily Star 6 months ago

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