Syrian 'Intelligence Agent' Killed Setting Up Explosives in Halat
A Syrian national was killed on Tuesday while setting up an explosive device in the town of Halat, north of Beirut.
The State Commissioner to the Military Court inspected the house where the blast took place in the morning.
“We are still in the initial stage of the investigation,” Judge Saqr Saqr said after he came out of the house that lies near the coastal town of Jbeil.
“There is the smell of gunpowder,” he said, when asked about more details by a reporter at the scene.
The Army Command later announced that the blast was caused by the explosion of a 250-gram explosive.
The Internal Security Forces Intelligence Branch arrested his brother, in addition to his brother's wife and friend who live with him in the same room, state-run National News Agency said.
The NNA identified the dead man as Moussa Mustafa Ibrahim. It said the force of the blast turned his body into shreds.
Meanwhile, MTV revealed that Ibrahim is a Syrian army intelligence member.
The same source also provided details on the moment the incident took place.
"According to the images collected, the man was standing in a squatting position when he was setting up the explosive device," it noted.
LBCI television revealed that Ibrahim's wife confirmed that her husband worked with the Syrian intelligence.
"He had an official document to prove it,” she added.
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