BEIRUT — Lebanon's former prime minister Saad Al-Hariri arrived back in the country overnight on a rare visit to mark the 10th anniversary of his father Rafik Hariri's assassination, Lebanese media said. He will speak at a ceremony dedicated to his father in central Beirut, state news agency NNA and pro-Hariri newspaper Al-Mustaqbal said. Soldiers patrolled streets near the venue in the capital on Saturday and blocked off traffic. Rafik Hariri was killed in a 2005 Beirut waterfront bombing that brought the country back to the brink of civil war. Five members of Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah have been indicted over the killing by an international tribunal in The Hague, which is being closely watched in Lebanon. The trial in absentia began in January 2014 and Hezbollah has denied any involvement in the killing. The assassination pushed Hariri's son Saad into political life. He remains Lebanon's most influential Sunni politician. Saad visited Lebanon for the first time in three years in August. Politicians and public figures expressed hope that his return would help stabilize Lebanon, which is plagued by violence and caught in political deadlock, unable to elect a new president after several attempts. — Reuters
