Leader of Hezbollah Dead? Unfortunately Not

Posted on July 14, 2006

Fox news is reporting that Hezbollah’s leader Sheik Hassan Nasralla is beleived to be inside a building that has just collapsed in Beirut after an Israeli airstrike.

I will update as more comes in.

Hot Air is reporting this too.
Via Drudge:

Israeli warplanes destroyed the building housing the headquarters of Hezbollah guerrillas in south Beirut Friday, the group’s TV station reported.

In an urgent flash, the station said the building housing Hezbollah’s leadership was destroyed.

It did not elaborate, nor say whether there were any casualties.

Hezbollah says the residence and office of its leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, have been destroyed in an Israeli airstrike, but he and his family are safe.

Update: According to Hezbollah the answer to the question in my headline is no.

Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah was not hurt in an Israel Air Force strike that destroyed a main Hezbollah office in Beirut’s southern suburb, the group announced Friday night.

“Hezbollah’s secretary-general, family and bodyguards are safe and sound,” a Hezbollah statement said.

It gave no word on casualties in the latest of several raids on Hizbollah’s stronghold of Haret Hreik.

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