Assassination and Funeral
Kassir was assassinated using a car bomb in Christian part of Beirut on 2 June 2005, just few days after the general elections. The investigation into his assassination has been still underway, but no one has been indicted yet. Since he had been constantly receiving threats from Lebanese and Syrian Intelligence Officers, there is widespread speculation in Lebanon that the perpetrators were the Lebanese-Syrian security apparatus or remnants of this force (as Syria has claimed that all its intelligence officers were out of Lebanon; in addition, the head of the Lebanese security forces had resigned). The Syrian government has denied these charges.
On 4 June, a funeral ceremony was performed for him in Beirut with the attendance of hundreds.
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