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Official: Lebanon confirms ID of embassy bomber

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A Lebanese legal official says the country has confirmed the identity of one of the suicide bombers who targeted the Iranian Embassy in Beirut in an attack that killed 23 people.

 

The official said Saturday that the bomber was named Mouin Abu Daher and is from the southern city of Sidon. He said Abu Daher became as suspect after his father spoke to investigators. The official said DNA samples taken from the father matched the remains of a suspected bomber. (AP)

 

 

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