It is unknown if the victims were related to the murderer as PM calls for manhunt. FMTNews
April 22, 2020 11:21 AM
BEIRUT: Nine people were found dead in a Lebanese town southeast of the capital Beirut on Tuesday, a security source told AFP, in what the prime minister called an “appalling crime”. The bodies of six Syrians, two of whom were children, and three Lebanese including a woman, were discovered in a house and a nearby forested area near Baakline in the Chouf region, the source said.
Marwan Hamadeh, a Baakline-born MP, said it was a “crime of honour” by a man suffering “psychological disorders”, without giving further details.According to a preliminary police investigation most of the victims suffered gunshot wounds, while the woman had been stabbed, the source said.Subscribe to our newsletter and get news delivered to your mailbox.
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