A United Nations team investigating the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister ordered the detention on Tuesday of five high-ranking current or former Lebanese officials with close ties to Syria , citing them as suspects in the February killing and sending a message to Damascus and its allies that no one will be spared scrutiny in the inquiry .
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