Naharnet - Hariri Murder Reenactment Postponed - September 20, 2010

A reenactment of the assassination of ex-Premier Rafik Hariri, which was scheduled to be staged in France on September 28, was postponed till October, As Safir daily reported Monday.

The exercise is to take place under tight security at a military base in Captieux, in the Gironde region, southwest France. It normally serves as an army firing range.

Parts of the Beirut street that Hariri's convoy had taken and the surrounding buildings had been reconstructed for the exercise.

A French source told As Safir last week that French security sides were calling for the annulment of the reenactment in order not to interpret it as a political decision aimed at supporting the indictment that could be issued by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon prosecutor against Hizbullah members.

The authorities that are overseeing the reenactment have told journalists that they postponed the event because they needed more time to implement security measures in the area.

Meanwhile, a French source denied to el-Shark newspaper that the reenactment was cancelled. He said the date of the event would be announced at a later stage.