Hezbollah chief killed in Beirut
Hezbollah says one of its commanders has been killed outside his home in Beirut.
Hussein al-Laqis was “assassinated” in Lebanon’s capital as he returned home from work around midnight, a statement issued by the group said. It did not say how he died.
The statement accused Israel of being behind the death, claiming the Israelis had tried to kill him several times but had failed.
Hezbollah also has been fighting alongside Syrian president Bashar Assad’s forces in that country’s civil war, which has sparked attacks across neighbouring Lebanon.
