Sunni group claims responsibility for Hezbollah assassination
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A previously unknown group, Ahrar al-Sunna Baalbek brigade, has claimed responsibility for the assassination of Hassan al-Laqqis in a message on Twitter.
The group's name suggested it had Lebanese Sunni Muslim links. Israel has denied any role in the killing, which Hezbollah said took place at around midnight in the southern Hadath district of the Lebanese capital. (Reuters)
