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The assassination of former Lebanese Communist Party leader George Hawi triggered immediate international and local condemnation, with world leaders voicing their belief the attack was an attempted blow to the country's unity. The White House demanded an investigation into the killing and linked the slaying to Syria's "long and continued" influence over its neighbor.

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