Assassination
On 14 February 2005 Hariri was killed, along with 22 others, when explosives equivalent of around 1,800 kg of TNT were detonated as his motorcade drove near the St. George Hotel in Beirut. TNT detonated inside a parked Mitsubishi van as his convoy passed. Among the dead were several of Hariri's bodyguards and his friend and former Minister of the Economy Bassel Fleihan. Hariri was buried along with his bodyguards, who died in the bombing, in a location near Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque.
A 2006 report by Brammertz has indicated that DNA evidence collected from the crime scene suggests that the assassination might be the act of a young male suicide bomber. A UN backed tribunal issued four arrest warrants to members of the Hezbollah. Hezbollah blames the assassination on Israel.
According to a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation news investigation, the special UN investigation team had found strong evidence for the responsibility of Hezbollah in the assassination.
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