Beirut braces for funeral of anti-Syrian official
None
Lebanese forces set up road blocks and cordoned off Beirut's central square Sunday, boosting security in the capital ahead of a public funeral for an assassinated intelligence official who was a powerful opponent of Syria.
The bombing on Friday killed Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan and seven others in an attack that many blame on Syria. Al-Hassan, 47, headed an investigation over the summer that led to the arrest of former Information Minister Michel Samaha, a Lebanese politician who was one of Syria's most loyal allies in Lebanon. (AP)
