Khalde Highway Blocked after Death of Two Men South of Beirut
Khalde highway was reopened after being blocked over the death of Mustafa Ramez Shqaif on Saturday.
The angry family of Shqaif blocked Khalde highway with burning tires after he sustained severe injuries that led to his death.
On Saturday dawn, security forces found the body of Kamal al-Sheikh Moussa in the trunk of his Mercedes at dawn while Shqaif was lying badly injured in the vehicle in the area of Dohat al-Hoss.
The body of Moussa, who is in his 30s, was taken to Kamal Jumblat hospital. According to NNA, he had received 12 bullets in his head, chest and abdomen.
Shqaif, 27, was undergoing surgery at hospital, but he didn’t survive.
The army arrested a Syrian driver, who had parked his car under the Khalde bridge during the incident, for questioning, the state-run National News Agency reported.
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