2 Men Found Shot Dead in Antelias and Sin el-Fil

The bodies of two middle-aged men who had been shot in the head were discovered in two regions near Beirut early Friday, the National News Agency reported.

NNA said the body of Albert Ramez al-Nashar, 52, was found under a bridge in the town of Antelias. It was taken to Haroun hospital in Zalka.

Voice of Lebanon radio station (93.3) quoted a security source as saying that a speeding car dropped the body at around 3:00 am.

The second victim was identified as 48-year-old Shaker Saeed Abdul Nour. His body was found near a marble factory in the Jisr al-Wati area of the town of Sin el-Fil.

Preliminary investigation showed that the man was killed after his taxi was stolen. A shell casing lied next to his body which was taken to the Lebanese Canadian hospital in Sin el-Fil, NNA said.

It was not yet clear whether there was a connection between the two murders.