The Man Who Caught Syria's Bomb-Smuggler — and Paid With His Life
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The Man Who Caught Syria's Bomb-Smuggler — and Paid With His Life

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Wissam al-Hassan

Lebanon's most effective counter-Syria intelligence chief caught a pro-Assad minister red-handed with explosives in August 2012 — then was killed by a Beirut car bomb two months later in an assassination attributed to Syria and Hezbollah.

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From Hariri's Bodyguard to Lebanon's Intelligence Chief — Killed by Beirut Car Bomb

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Al Jazeera2012-10-19

Wissam al-Hassan killed in Beirut car bomb

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Wissam al-Hassan killed in Beirut car bombAl Jazeera
2012-10-19

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