TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini here on Wednesday condemned the killing of top Lebanese army officer Brig. Gen. Francois Hajj.

""We strongly condemn the assassination of Francois el-Hajj, which was aimed at disrupting agreement among Lebanese factions to resolve disputes,"" Hosseini said.
""Enemies of the Lebanese, especially the Zionist regime, profit the most from creating insecurity in Lebanon,"" added the spokesman.
Car bomb attack killed one of Lebanon's top generals and at least two other people Wednesday, putting even more pressure on the country's delicate political situation, AP reported.
The target of the attack, Brig. Gen. Francois Hajj, a top Maronite Catholic in the command, was considered a leading candidate to succeed the head of the military, Gen. Michel Suleiman, if Suleiman is elected president.
The security officials said three people were confirmed dead in the bombing, including the general, his driver and bodyguard. Emergency workers were searching in nearby bushes for a possible fourth body.