Victim was ex-leader of Lebanese Communist Party
BEIRUT, Lebanon - A bomb blast killed a politician who was a harsh critic of Syria’s power in Lebanon as he rode in his car Tuesday, police said, the second slaying of an anti-Syrian figure this month.
The explosion that killed former Communist Party chief George Hawi came a day after Lebanon finished elections in which the anti-Syrian opposition won a majority in parliament, breaking the hold of Damascus’ allies on the legislature.
Hawi’s allies blamed Lebanese and Syrian security services in the assassination. “Yes, it’s the Lebanese security system — the remnants — the tutelage,” Farouk Dahrouj, another former Communist Party leader, said on New TV. “Tutelage” is a reference to Syria’s influence in Lebanon.
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