BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese police arrested three former top pro-Syrian security officials on Tuesday, a security source said, in a move believed to be linked to investigations into the killing of an ex-prime minister.
The source said Jamil al-Sayyed, former chief of the General Security Directorate, Ali Hajj, ex-head of police, and Raymond Azar, ex-head of military intelligence, were arrested in raids at their homes at dawn by police.
It was not immediately clear why the arrests were made but the three men had been blamed by some Lebanese politicians of playing a role in the February 14 killing of ex-prime minister Rafik al-Hariri.
Another source confirmed the arrests of the former security officials but said former member of parliament Nassir Qandil had not been arrested as reported earlier. Police raided Qandil's home but did not find him, he said.
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