The official, Maj. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan, headed the national police intelligence unit and was famous for having led the investigation that exposed the alleged role by the Shiite Hezbollah movement in the assassination of Hariri?s father in 2005.
?This is a big, big, big event, and one cannot begin even to think through the repercussions,? Mohammed Chatah, an adviser to Hariri, told the Post.??Wissam al-Hassan was a very important man in Lebanese politics, he was an important man in the great divide splitting the country and he was an important man in the police work that has uncovered many sensitive things.?
The advisor noted that the assassination can only be understood in light of al-Hassan's investigative work and closeness to the Hariri family.
Lebanese Sunni Muslims taken to the streets across the country, some burning tires, to protest the killing of al-Hassan.
The blast, which?killed eight people?and injured more than 80, is the deadliest attack in Beirut since 2008 and brings the violence threatening the region into the heart of Lebanon?s capital.
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri has also accused Assad,?Reuters reports, and?The New York Times?quotes?a member of Lebanese parliament who said it "is clear that the Syrian regime is responsible."
The Times notes that?Syrian President Bashar al-Assad there were offices of two Lebanese political groups that oppose Assad near the blast site, Assad?has long been an influential political force in Lebanon?and he is closely aligned with Hezbollah.
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