Man held, car torched after he runs over Hezbollah supporters during funeral

The army on Friday reportedly arrested a man who rammed his vehicle into motorbikes carrying Hezbollah supporters during a funeral procession on the Sarafand road.

Al-Akhbar newspaper said the army arrested the “Palestinian national” after he wounded four people.

Unconfirmed media reports identified the man as Palestinian national Mohammad al-Aqleh, as the Palestinian Fatah Movement issued a statement saying the man is Lebanese and not Palestinian.

Other media reports said the man is a supporter of imprisoned anti-Hezbollah cleric Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir.

A video circulating online shows the car, a Renault Rapid with no license plate, going against traffic to collide head-on with a motorbike carrying two Hezbollah supporters.