Video Shows Movement of Hermel's Suicide Bomber ahead of Explosion
The suicide bomber in a booby-trapped Kia Sportage that exploded Thursday in the eastern town of Hermel, a Hizbullah stronghold, was seen in a video cruising the town minutes before the bombing went off near the Serail in the town's main square.
According to a video aired by Hizbullah's al-Manar television on Saturday, the vehicle was spotted passing in the streets of Hermel ahead of the suicide bombing.
The driver is seen wearing a white jacket.
A witness, who had an argument with the driver on the day of the bombing and prevented him from parking his car, told the channel on Thursday that the driver was wearing white.
Nazrat Kasbar Shahinian, the owner of the SUV that was stolen from outside his house in Antelias in November, said that he had immediately reported the theft to the Antelias police station.
He confirmed that the vehicle is a black Kia Sportage that was manufactured in 2010, which was also verified by the car's registration papers and the theft report.
A group calling itself Al-Nusra Front in Lebanon said it was responsible for the blast and said it was a suicide attack, in a statement on social media.
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