A report from Serge Brammertz's UN team has found that new tests corroborate the theory that former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri was killed in a massive suicide truck bomb. It also said that Syria, which had been accused of obstructing the probe, has been generally cooperative in its investigation of the February 14, 2005 bombing that killed Hariri and 22 others.
Investigators had suspected for some time that Hariri was killed by a bomb packed into a Mitsubishi minivan and detonated by a suicide attacker. According to the report, new tests corroborate the theory that a man either inside or just in front of the van detonated the bomb, which was probably close to 3,960 pounds. The Security Council is scheduled to discuss the report on Friday.
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