(Vatican Radio) There has been tight security in Beirut's Martyrs Square for the public
funeral of Wissam al-Hassan, the police intelligence chief who was killed along with
seven others in a massive car bombing Friday.
Lebanon's former Prime Minister
Saad Hariri had urged citizens to come out for the funeral and tensions remain high
in Lebanon following the assault. Hariri has accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
of being behind the blast.
Prime Minister Najib Mikati's government is supported
by the pro-Syrian Hezbollah group.
After an emergency Cabinet session on
Saturday, the prime minister said he had offered to resign in the wake of the deadly
bombing, but the President had asked him to stay.
Hassan had led an investigation
into a recent bomb plot that has resulted in the arrest of a pro-Syrian Lebanese politician.
He also led a probe that implicated Syria and Hezbollah in the killing of
former prime minister Rafik Hariri.
No one has claimed responsibility for the
bombing in Beirut but Lebanese media reports said Hassan was the target for the attack.