A senior commander of the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah has been killed near Beirut, the group says.Hassan Lakkis was "assassinated" near his home in Hadath -
7km (4.3 miles) south-east of the Lebanese capital, Hezbollah TV channel
Al-Manar said.Hezbollah blamed Israel for his death but Israel has denied the accusation.Little is known publicly about Lakkis, but he was reputedly
close to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and an expert in weapons
manufacturing.The news comes a day after Hassan Nasrallah said Saudi Arabia
was behind last month's bombings outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut.
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