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Imad Mughniyeh, Hezbollah terror leader, killed in car bomb
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by nk | February 13, 2008 at 08:02 am
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Imad Mughniyeh, the Hezbollah mastermind behind the kidnapping of Westerners
in Beirut and many big terror attacks around the world in the 1980s and
1990s, was killed late last night in a car bomb explosion in Damascus.
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at 09:15 on February 13th, 2008
Hezbollah has accused Israel of orchestrating the killings, according to The New York Times, but details about how he died and who is directly responsible has still not been released.
"Hezbollah did not say how Mr. Mugniyah died but its announcement came hours after the car bombing in Damascus late Tuesday night in which eyewitnesses said a passerby was killed. The bomb was placed under a parked car, which Syrian security officials quickly towed away. They also quickly sealed off the area. The explosion destroyed the targeted car and damaged at least 10 others." (The New York Times)
Hezbollah has announced that tomorrow will be a day of mourning in some parts of South Lebanon, and a mass funeral has also been scheduled for Thursday.
At one point Mr. Mugniyah was one of the world's most wanted men, with a price tag on his head of $25 million.
Click here for The New York Times article.