Former Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam on Saturday accused the Assad regime of Syria of being behind the killing of top Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh “for Israel”s sake.”
“The major beneficiary in Mughniyeh”s assassination is Israel which succeeded in penetrating a certain security side which, in turn, facilitated this operation” Khaddam said in an interview with the Italian news agency, Aki.
Khaddam said the car bombing that killed Mughnieyh last Tuesday took place in a highly fortified area in Damascus.
“Otherwise, how were the killers able to determine where Mughniyeh was staying and so easily rig a car (with explosives) that led to his liquidation in Damascus Tuesday night?” Khaddam asked.
Khaddam said relations between Tehran and Damascus will certainly be affected by the killing, but added that this would not happen in the short run, but in the long run.
“Mughniyeh is targeted and wanted by Israel and many other countries and he is a high ranking security man. Therefore he is extremely cautious. No one was able to determine where he stayed throughout a quarter of a century,” Khaddam went on.
“The big question is how did the killers find out where Imad Mughniyeh was?” Khaddam wondered.
