Monk Found Dead on Naameh Shore
Maronite monk Elie Jerji al-Maqdessi, 51, was strangled to death with a rope, the National News Agency reported on Sunday, after his body was found Saturday morning on the seaside road in Naameh.
The monk of the Bhersaf Monastery in Northern Metn originally hails from the Bekaa town of Hawsh Hala.
The rope used to kill Maqdesi was found near his body which was taken to Siblin Hospital, NNA said. The body was later handed over to the monk’s family.
Al-Jadeed television noted that the monk was not wearing a religious costume.
Later on Sunday, Interior Minister Marwan Charbel said in an interview with al-Jadeed that the slain monk had arrived from Belgium 10 days ago.
Charbel said that the security agencies have made some progress in the investigations, noting that there is no sectarian motive behind the crime.
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