Hariri killing suspects identified

Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri addressing The World Urban Forum in Barcelona in September 2004A judge revealed the names FridayA source has told CNN the suspects are members of HezbollahRafik Hariri was killed in 2005

Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- The judge of a U.N. special tribunal on Friday lifted a confidentiality order in the investigation of the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, revealing the names of the suspects.

Arrest warrants were issued this month for the suspects, who the court identified as Salim Jamil Ayyash, Mustafa Amine Badreddine, Hussein Hassan Oneissi, and Assad Hassan Sabra. A highly placed source in the Lebanese army, who had correctly given CNN the names of the suspects previously, has said that all four belong to the Shiite group Hezbollah.

The tribunal was established by the United Nations at Lebanon's request in 2005, after the death of Hariri

Hariri, a wealthy entrepreneur turned politician, died when his motorcade passed a bomb that exploded in Beirut on February 14, 2005.

Supporters say he was killed because of his opposition to Syrian influence in Lebanon. His death prompted mass protests that led to the withdrawal of Syrian troops who had been in Lebanon for nearly 30 years.

Quoting : CNN.com