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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/un-files-hariri-murder-indictment.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="The UN has filed its first indictment over the murder of Lebanese leader Rafik Hariri" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-un-files-hariri-murder-indictment.jpg" alt="The UN has filed its first indictment over the murder of Lebanese leader Rafik Hariri"/></a></p>
<p>A United Nations tribunal filed the first indictment over the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, beginning a process that many fear could ignite new bloodshed nearly six years after the massive truck bombing.</p>
<p>The contents of the draft indictment were not revealed and may not become public for weeks as Belgian judge Daniel Fransen decides whether there is enough evidence for a trial.</p>
<p>The indictment, confirmed by the international court&#8217;s headquarters in the Hague, is the latest turn in a deepening political crisis in Lebanon, where Hezbollah toppled the Western-backed government last week in a dispute over the tribunal.</p>
<p>The court is widely expected to accuse members of Hezbollah of being involved in the killing, something the Shiite militant group has insisted it will not accept.</p>
<p>The Iran and Syria-sponsored group fiercely denies any role in the killing and says the tribunal, jointly funded by UN member states and Lebanon, is a conspiracy by Israel and the US.</p>
<p>UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon reaffirmed his &#8220;strong support&#8221; for the work of the tribunal, saying the filing of the indictment &#8220;is in pursuit of its mandate to end impunity for the terrible crimes&#8221; that killed Mr Hariri and 22 others, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said.</p>
<p>US president Barack Obama said the indictment was an important step towards achieving justice for the people of Lebanon.</p>
<p>He urged all Lebanese leaders and factions to preserve calm and exercise restraint, and said the Special Tribunal for Lebanon must be allowed to continue its work without interference and coercion.</p>
<p>But many fear the crisis could lead to street protests and the kind of violence that has bedevilled the tiny Arab country of four million people for years, including a devastating 1975-1990 civil war and sectarian battles between Sunnis and Shiites in 2008.</p>
<p>Prime minister Saad Hariri &#8211; the son of the murdered leader &#8211; has refused Hezbollah&#8217;s demands to renounce the court, prompting 11 Hezbollah ministers and their allies to resign last week.</p>
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