ISF Arrests Suspected Killers of Kuwaiti Citizens
The Internal Security Forces on Friday announced the arrest of two Syrian individuals suspected of murdering two Kuwaiti citizens in the Kahale region.
“A special operation by the Intelligence Branch has resulted in the arrest of two individuals suspected of having committed the crime of murdering two Kuwaiti citizens,” the ISF announced on Twitter.
It identified the suspects as the Syrians A. H., 41, and S. M., 39, saying they have "confessed to committing the crime with a metallic hammer with the aim of robbery."
LBCI television meanwhile reported that one of the arrested suspects is the janitor of the building where the Kuwaitis were killed.
The dead bodies of the two Kuwaitis were found Thursday in the building that they own in the area of Kahale, just outside Beirut.
State-run National News Agency identified the two men as Hussein Nassar, 58, and Nabil Yaaqoub al-Gharib, 56.
According to MTV, the two men had intended to travel to their country on Thursday.
The incident comes amid high tensions between Lebanon and the Gulf countries and Kuwait is one of the Gulf Cooperation Council states that have advised their citizens to leave Lebanon.
Y.R.
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