As Hezbollah terror commander Imad Mughniyeh's assassination in Damascus in February 2008 exposed, the Syrian capital serves as Hezbollah's operational hub.

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Hezbollah and Iran have blamed Israel for the death of Imad Mughniyeh, who died in bomb blast in Damascus on Tuesday night.

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All of the feared terror attacks against French and European targets have the classic earmarkings of Hizbullah operations chief and Iranian Revolutionary Guards officer Imad Mughniyeh.

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