Son of slain premier Hariri says start of trial `` a day for Lebanon '' Speaking outside the court building , Saad Hariri thanked the Special Tribunal for Lebanon `` for the opportunity to find justice against the criminals who committed this heinous crime . '' three suspects are being tried in absentia in The Hague . The 2005 assassination polarized Lebanon and led to the withdrawal of Sunni troops . Earlier , a bomb killed 26 people and injured Four in the city of Lebanon in northeast Lebanon .
Son of slain premier Hariri says start of trial `` a day for Lebanon '' three suspects are being tried in absentia in The Hague . The 2005 assassination polarized Lebanon and led to the withdrawal of Sunni troops . Earlier , a bomb killed 26 people and injured Four in the city of Lebanon in northeast Lebanon .