On 15 March, upon hearing purportedly leaked information that the United Nations' special investigation may have found that the Lebanese authorities covered up evidence of the murder, columnist Robert Fisk alleges that Hariri's two sons fled Lebanon, reportedly after being warned that they too were in danger of assassination.
15. marts hævdede journalisten Robert Fisk, efter at have hørt at FN's særlige efterforskningshold muligvis havde fundet ud af at de libanesiske myndigheder havde dækket over mordet, at Rafik Hariris to sønner flygtede ud af Libanon, eftersigende fordi de var blevet advaret om, at også de var i fare for at blive myrdet.