Lebanon's top Shia Muslim cleric, Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, has died at the age of 74, external.
He was seen as a key figure in the founding of militant group Hezbollah and was regarded as the group's spiritual guide - although this is a charge he and the group have denied.
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Obituary: Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, external
