WASHINGTON — The United States yesterday denounced the "brutal attack" that killed Lebanese former prime minister Rafik Al Hariri, and seized on the slaying to call on Syria to withdraw its troops from Lebanon.White House spokesman McClellan said he did not know who was responsible for the attack. But "this murder today is a terrible reminder that the Lebanese people must be able to pursue their aspirations and determine their own political future free from violence and intimidation and free from Syrian occupation," he said.
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