Hizbullah-Linked Man Killed in Vendetta Shooting at Wedding
An official of the Hizbullah-linked Resistance Brigades was killed overnight at a wedding in the Jiye area.
Videos of the deadly shooting have since gone viral on social networking websites.
The footage shows Ahmed Zaher Ghosn, a brother of a 15-year-old teen killed in the 2020 Khalde clashes, arguing at the wedding with Ali Chebli, the Hizbullah-linked man. Ghosn then fires several shots at Chebli from a pistol before fleeing the scene.
The slain man was the owner of the Chebli Center in Khalde, where armed clashes had erupted in August 2020 between supporters of Hizbullah and members of the area's Arab tribes who support Sunni cleric Sheikh Omar Ghosn.
Security forces arrested the wedding shooter shortly after the incident according to media reports.
The family of the slain teen meanwhile issued a statement saying it had been calling for Chebli’s arrest for the past year because it believes that “no authority should be above that of the Lebanese state and the rule of law.”
Decrying the perceived political protection that Chebli enjoyed, the family said it was however shocked by the vendetta killing, noting that the family as well as the Arab tribes reject what happened.
“Unfortunately, the brother of the martyr Hassan Ghosn rebelled for his dignity and took justice into his own hands, eliminating himself before eliminating Ali Chebli,” the family added.
“Despite its deep wound that was caused by the loss of its son, the martyr Hassan, the Ghosn family however rejects the manner in which Ali Chebli’s life ended, putting itself at the disposal of the Lebanese judiciary,” it said.
The 2020 clashes had been reportedly linked to a dispute over a Ashoura banner.
Source: Naharnet
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