UN council backs Lebanon court after assassination

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 22: The UN Security Council approved plans for a special international court to try suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, diplomats said.

The action by the 15-nation council, in the form of a letter to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, cleared the way for the plans to be submitted to the Lebanese government for its formal approval.

REUTERS