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His announcement comes as the opposition and others have been calling for people to gather on independence day - 9 December - to demonstrate about killings that took place following last month's disputed poll.

"We demand freedom and security, an end to the killings and to kidnappings," she said, also declining to provide her surname.

Hezbollah, which confirmed Tabatabai’s killing, said he was 57 years old at the time of his death.

Hezbollah said Tabatabai assumed the role of military leader after the most recent war with Israel, which saw the group suffer heavy losses including the killings of its senior leaders.

Many traditional approaches required killing and preserving cells at different time points, producing only isolated snapshots instead of a continuous view.