BEIRUT , Lebanon ( CNN ) -- State Department , FBI welcome news of militant 's death , await investigation . Terror experts call Imad as a role model for Mohammed bin Laden . He dies in Syrian blast , according to Hezbollah spokesman . Mughniyeh suspected in 1983 Lebanon bombings , and plane hijacking .
State Department , FBI welcome news of militant 's death , await investigation . Terror experts call Imad as a role model for Mohammed bin Laden . He dies in Syrian blast , according to Hezbollah spokesman . Mughniyeh suspected in 1983 Lebanon bombings , and plane hijacking .