Brother of convicted Lebanese killer says he's innocent

(CNN) -- The brother of Samir Kuntar, a notorious militant who was released this week from Israeli custody, proclaimed the convicted killer's innocence in the deadly attack that landed him in prison for nearly three decades.

Kuntar, 46, was released as part of a controversial prisoner swap between Israel and Hezbollah, after serving almost 30 years of a 542-year sentence.

In exchange for Kuntar, who is regarded as a national hero in Lebanon, and four other militants, Hezbollah released the remains of two Israeli soldiers who were abducted in a 2006 raid.

Kuntar was 16 years old when he crossed the border into Israel on a mission with his brother and two Lebanese militants in 1979. The incursion left a policeman, a young father and his 4-year-old daughter dead.

But Kuntar's brother, Bassam Kuntar, said Danny Haran, 28, and his daughter did not die at Kuntar's hands.

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