Four Kahale residents testify in deadly clash probe
Four residents of the town of Kahale on Tuesday headed to a military intelligence department to give their testimonies regarding the deadly clash with Hezbollah members on August 9.
A statement issued by Kahale’s municipality, residents and dignitaries said the four men testified as witnesses.
“The follow-up committee convened to discuss the meeting that was held with the army chief in the presence of the intelligence director, and after the clarifications that the delegation received and to facilitate the probe that we have been demanding, the four young men will appear to testify as witnesses,” the statement said.
The residents had initially refused to go to interrogation, insisting that Hezbollah’s members should also be summoned. They later learned that some Hezbollah members were questioned as witnesses.
Kahale resident Fadi Bejjani and Hezbollah member Ahmed Qassas, both of whom were armed according to videos, were killed in an exchange of gunfire after a Hezbollah ammunition truck flipped over on the downhill curve of the international highway that passes through the town.
The incident started after some residents learned that the truck belonged to Hezbollah. They surrounded it and demanded to know what was inside before a fistfight ensued between two individuals.
Footage available online also shows Hezbollah members opening fire and Kahale residents hurling rocks towards the overturned truck and its armed Hezbollah guards.
Another video shows a short-distance exchange of gunfire between Hezbollah members and Bejjani. The identity of the individual who fired the first shot is still unclear.
Source: Naharnet
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