July 20, 2010 - Naharnet - Hariri's Assassination to Be Reenacted at Military Base in Bordeaux Next Fall

The assassination of ex-Premier Rafik Hariri will be reenacted at a military base in the French city of Bordeaux next fall to allow international investigators a glimpse of the bombing at the Beirut seafront on February 14, 2005, security sources told the French daily Le Figaro.Official sources at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon also confirmed to An Nahar newspaper Le Figaro's report.As Safir daily said Tuesday that earlier this year international investigators carried out a similar reenactment of the killing with 1,300 kilograms of explosives using 3-D technology .The reenactment in Bordeaux will help investigators compare the explosion sound waves, the crater and the amount of explosives in the Mitsubishi van with those of the crime scene.As Safir said explosives experts and investigators from the office of STL Prosecutor Daniel Bellemare will attend the event. However, it is not known if Bellemare himself will be there.The reenactment is an indication that investigation has reached technical conclusions, the newspaper said, adding that the prosecutor now needs to back up his findings about those involved in Hariri's assassination.