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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Laure Al Khoury

HISTORICAL FACTS: Mourners at commander s funeral express loyalty to hezbollah - Caught on Camera

Black-clad mourners file past, one bearing a picture of killed Radwan Force chief Ibrahim Aqil (Credit: AFP)

Hezbollah supporters in Lebanon turned out in force Sunday for the funeral of a top commander killed in an Israeli air strike, in a major show of support for the Iran-backed group.

Hezbollah has hailed commander Ibrahim Aqil as "one of its great leaders", saying the 61-year-old died in an "Israeli assassination... in Beirut's southern suburbs" on Friday.

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