REPORT: Former PM Hariri arrives to Beirut on anniversary of father's death

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14-02-2015 | 03:44
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REPORT: Former PM Hariri arrives to Beirut on anniversary of father's death
The Torch Sculpture at St. George, the site of the 2005 slain ex-prime Minister Rafic Hariri bombing, was lit on Saturday in synchronization with the timing of his assassination.
 
This as former prime minister Saad Hariri made a rare visit to Lebanon overnight and will make a speech marking the 10th anniversary of his father's assassination, Lebanese media said.
 
Meanwhile, Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh stressed that “Rafic Hariri had a great vision and an exceptional initiative, while his mandate was characterized by remarkable political, economic and social achievements.”

During a conference held by Future Movement’s women at Mohammad al-Amin Mosque in Beirut, Salameh hoped that Hariri’s family will follow his steps.

In turn, Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea said via his Twitter account: "They killed you, but they will never be able to kill your legacy." 

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt visited the grave of ex-PM Rafic Hariri in downtown Beirut at the head of a delegation, including his son Taymour, MP Marwan Hamadeh, MP Ghazi al-Aridi. Head of the Future bloc Fouad Siniora also arrived to Beirut to visit the grave of the late prime minister.

This comes as the security forces tightened the security measures across the streets of the capital, blocking Bechara al-Khoury road with barbed wires in both directions, the state-run National News Agency said.

Late Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, was killed in a 2005 Beirut waterfront bombing that almost tipped the country into civil war.

Saad Hariri, Lebanon's most influential Sunni politician, left the country in 2011 after his government was toppled by a coalition including the Iranian-backed Shi'ite group Hezbollah. He splits his time between Saudi Arabia and France.
 
 
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