The mission said it had been told by a number of people close to Mr. Hariri that he had reported that in his last meeting with President Bashar al-Assad of Syria , the Syrian leader had threatened him with physical harm if he continued his campaign to assert Lebanese independence from Syria .
Bashar al-Assad
Syria
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Bashar al-Assad
Syria
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Bashar al-Assad
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Syria
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Syria