U.N. reports on Hariri death

UNITED NATIONS -- —  The assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was carried out by a network that is linked to other attacks in Lebanon, the chief U.N. investigator in the matter said Friday.

In his first report to the Security Council, Daniel Bellemare said that a group conducted surveillance of Hariri, and that some members continued to operate after he was killed in a 2005 bombing.

Bellemare said the commission would not disclose any names to preserve confidentiality.

Four pro-Syrian Lebanese generals have been under arrest for almost two years on suspicion of being involved in the killing. Syria denies having had any role.

Bellemare said Syria’s cooperation “continues to be generally satisfactory.”