Lebanon PM: accusations against Syria were mistake AP

BEIRUT Lebanons prime minister says it was a mistake to accuse Syria of being behind the 2005 assassination of his father.

The statement is a major turnaround for Saad Hariri, who for years has blamed Damascus for his fathers death in a massive truck bombing in Beirut.

Syria directly dominated Lebanon for nearly 30 years and kept tens of thousands of troops on its soil. The killing of Hariris father, former prime minister Rafik Hariri, sparked anti-Syrian protests and led to Syrias withdrawal.

Hariri told the Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq al-Awsat in an interview published Monday that "during a period of time we accused Syria of being behind the assassination ... This was a political accusation, and this political accusation has ended."

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