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March 14 Secretary General Souaid to LBCI: Hariri’s presence in Lebanon is “necessary”

14-02-2015 | 04:52

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March 14 Secretary General Souaid to LBCI: Hariri’s presence in Lebanon is “necessary”

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March 14 Secretary General Fares Souaid said on Saturday that that former Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s presence at the ceremony marking the anniversary of his father’s assassination “is necessary and confirms to the Lebanese, Arab and International public opinion that he is carrying the legacy of his father.”

Souaid’s comments were made during a phone call with Nharkom Said TV show in which he said that slain PM Rafic Hariri always sought to unite the Lebanese people during his life and death.

Lebanon's former prime minister Saad Hariri arrived back in the country overnight on a rare visit and will make a speech on Saturday to mark the 10th anniversary of his father Rafic's assassination, Lebanese media said.

He will speak at a ceremony dedicated to his father in central Beirut, state news agency NNA and pro-Hariri newspaper al-Mustaqbal said.

Soldiers patrolled streets near the venue in the capital on Saturday and blocked off traffic.

Rafic Hariri was killed in a 2005 Beirut waterfront bombing that brought the country back to the brink of civil war.

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