Syrian denies involvement in Hariri assassination

Syria has denied any involvement in the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri. In an interview with a German weekly on Wednesday, the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said "we are 100% innocent."

Worthy mentioning that UN investigator, the German Deltev Mehlis, had considered four Lebanese army and security general supportive of Syria, as suspects and they were detained in Lebanon in August.

Mehlis also interrogated seven Syrian officials including the former minister of the interior Ghazi Kanaan who committed suicide in his office.

In line with the issuance of the results of the report, units of the Lebanese army continue deployment operations at check points and in vehicles to ensure security and stability in the country, especially as some Lebanese express their concern over implications that might take place as a result of UN investigation report.

The Lebanese acting defense minister Taqoub al-Sawaf said in a telephone call with al-Jazeera satellite TV that these measures came as a precaution for acts of violence that violate security in the country. He accused sides he did not identify that they may use this report to cause security problems.