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| | Rafik Hariri - Hariri.info |
 | | The late Rafik Hariri was assassinated on February 14, 2005 when explosives equivalent to around 300 kg of C4 were detonated as his motorcade drove past the Saint George Hotel in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. |
 | | In 1969, Hariri established his own construction company CICONEST, which benefited greatly from the oil price boom of the 1970s, accumulating vast amounts of wealth in a short period of time, Hariri emerged to become a powerful construction tycoon. |
 | | On February 14, 2005 Hariri was assassinated, along with at least 16 others, when explosives equivalent to around 300 kg of C4 were detonated as his motorcade drove near the Saint George Hotel in Beirut. |
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