President Bashar al-Assad of Syria , who has repeatedly denied any involvement in Mr. Hariri 's death , said in an interview on CNN taped Wednesday morning before Mr. Kanaan 's death was announced that if any members of his government were implicated in the Hariri killing , '' they should be punished . '' ''
Bashar al-Assad
Syria
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Bashar al-Assad
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Syria
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CNN