Hezbollah Says Commander Killed In Beirut, Blames Israel -- Reuters
(Reuters) - A Hezbollah commander who fought in Syria's civil war was shot dead outside his home in Lebanon on Wednesday in an attack which the militant Shi'ite group blamed on Israel.
Israel denied any role in the killing of Hassan al-Laqqis, who was shot from close range by a silenced gun as he arrived home at around midnight in the Hadath district of Beirut, a source close to Hezbollah said.
Hezbollah, which fought a 34-day war with Israel in 2006, also sent fighters into neighboring Syria to support President Bashar al-Assad against mainly Sunni Muslim rebels, an intervention which helped to raise sectarian tension in Lebanon.
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Hezbollah Accuses Israel of Killing Commander in Beirut -- Voice of America
Hezbollah Accuses Israel of Assassinating a Leader in Beirut -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Hezbollah Military Leader Killed at His Home in Lebanon -- New York Times
Hezbollah commander assassinated outside his Beirut home -- Washington Post
Hezbollah blames Israel for commander's death in Lebanon -- Christian Science Monitor
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Slain Hezbollah Commander Fought in Syria -- Voice of America
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