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Three People, Including Syrian, Killed at Army Checkpoint
Lebanese troops opened fire at a speeding taxi cab which drove past their checkpoint near Beirut Airport, killing a Syrian convicted of forgery as well as two other Lebanese citizens.Police identified the fatalities as Hamadeh Mahmoud Haj Ahmad, a Syrian, and Hussein Karaki and Qassem Noureddine, both Lebanese citizens. Interesting. Haj Ahmad's "forger" status is a nice slap at the Syrian government. His ID, I bet, wasn't based on his passport documentation :) Security Sources told Naharnet on Monday that Haj Ahmad was driving the vehicle at high speed, and refused to slow down upon instructions from soldiers manning a checkpoint near the airport. Old habits "die hard". "He smashed the obstacles and drove past the checkpoint waving his middle finger at soldiers," one source told Naharnet. "Noble warriors of Lebanon, I salute you! hahahaha " The troops fired "warning shots, and when the driver failed to pull over they opened fire at the car. Hussein Karaki, a Lebanese citizen who was sitting next to the driver, was killed and Haj Ahmad was seriously wounded," the source added. .... oh sh*t! Haj Ahmad later died in the hospital, said the sources,
Like a tale from the Crossfire Gazette The sources said Haj Ahmed did not stop at the checkpoint apparently because he had been convicted by a Lebanese court on forgery charges. "apparently" They noted that non-Lebanese are banned by law from driving taxi cabs "which raises questions as why Haj Ahmad, a Syrian, was driving a commuting vehicle owned by a Lebanese citizen." shots were fired ... men were killed ... questions are raised ... Registration documents show the car, a white Mercedes Benz, is owned by Lebanese citizen Ali Mohammed Fares who would be interrogated to find out why his vehicle was being used by a foreigner, the source told Naharnet. (knock, knock) ... "Who der?" The sources said the car was carrying two passengers, in addition to the Syrian driver. They said only one traveler obeyed orders to step out of the vehicle before Haj Ahmed and Karaki sped away. They said the passenger who got out of the car was detained for questioning. "I swear ... I missed the shuttle van!" Posted by: mrp 2007-05-29 |
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