Syria setting up its own inquiry into the death of Hariri

In the aftermath of the report's publication, Syria had hit back at its findings, which it claimed were biased and false. Foreign ministry advisor Dawdi said in remarks published on Friday that Syria would not arrest top security agents implicated by the UN murder probe unless there is serious proof of their involvement.

"It is impossible to put in prison the head of the security service, who is one of the top officials in our country, just because Mehlis wants to jail him," Daudi told the pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat.