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Fri 10 Oct 2010UN court criticises Hezbollah boycott
A call by Shia Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to boycott a UN-backed investigation into the 2005 assassination of statesman Rafik al-Hariri is an "attempt to obstruct justice," the tribunal said today.
Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah urged Lebanese yesterday to halt cooperation with the inquiry and accused its investigators of sending information to Israel, the latest escalation in a war of words over the inquiry which threatens to plunge the country into more turmoil.
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