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Hezbollah accuses Islamist extremists of killing its top military commander in Syria

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Hezbollah members carry the coffin and a picture of top Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine, who was killed in an attack in Syria, during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, May 13, 2016. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah said on Saturday "takfiri groups" were responsible for a blast which killed the group's top military commander Mustafa Badreddine.

"Takfiri" is a word used by the group to refer to hard-line, armed, Sunni Islamist groups.

Hezbollah announced Badreddine's death on Friday and a military funeral was held for him on the same day in the group's stronghold in southern Beirut. 

(Reporting by Lisa Barrington; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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