Hezbollah firmly denies a report by Saudi daily over a scheme to assassinate former minister Michel Samaha.

Hezbollah firmly denies a report by Saudi daily over a scheme to assassinate former minister Michel Samaha.

In a statement released by the party’s Media Relations on Friday, Hezbollah stressed that the report, published by the Saudi daily, al-Watan, was baseless, noting that it contains false and fabricated accusations.

Earlier on Wednesday, the daily reported that there was a scheme to assassinate the minister Samaha, who has been in prison since August 2012. The paper allegedly reported that Damascus asked the Lebanese resistance to carry out the assassination attempt.

Friday statement, meanwhile, stressed that Hezbollah has the right to take the legal measure regarding this issue.