Man Dies from Heart Attack after Seeking to Mediate in Theft Row

A man died from a heart attack after he sought to mediate to end an armed dispute between his son and two other men in the north Metn town of Dekwaneh, the National News Agency reported on Monday.

NNA said that the father passed away at the Lebanese-Canadian Hospital after he was injured as he tried to mediate between his son Issam Kairouz, who works at a money exchange house, and two brothers from the Gedeon family.

The dispute could have turned into a gunfight hadn’t the man interfered. But the agency didn’t specify what type of injuries he sustained.

NNA said the argument erupted over the exchange of accusations on theft.

Police arrested the men for further questioning, it added.