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A horrific crime rocked the Kahla area in Mount Lebanon Governorate, where a young man was killed in front of his home, while the media reported that it was related to the Beirut port explosion.
No official information about this crime was announced until 17:00 GMT, but the media reported that it was related to the bomb attack in the port of Beirut.
The dead man’s name was Joseph Bejjani (36 years old), an employee of the company “Alpha Communications”, but he also worked as a freelance photographer, and was one of the first photographers to take pictures of the explosion, which made him cooperate with foreign investigators who They are investigating the explosion in Lebanon through their photos.
The news from the National News Agency was limited to the fact that “Citizen JJB was shot in the morning by unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle while driving his two daughters to school, was shot several times and taken to hospital. Difference of life “.
The agency indicated that the gunmen fled to an unknown destination, while elements of the security services went to the scene and began an investigation into the incident.
And a video posted on social media in Lebanon showed three armed men opening the door of the dead man’s car in front of his home and killing him with a silencer before closing the door and returning to the stairs.
And following the announcement of the crime, the people of the Kahaleh region blocked the road for some time, demanding that the circumstances of the crime be revealed as soon as possible, threatening an escalation.
The mayor of Kahaleh said the city woke up to a heinous crime that people professionally committed at 7 am when Joseph was killed in his car by shooting 3 or 4 bullets at him, stating that “Bjani” does not belong to any party and has no enemies. .
The parliamentarians and the parties issued charges rejecting this insecurity in security and calling on the security forces to expedite the discovery of the truth, especially since a similar crime had occurred weeks ago and led to the murder of a retired customs official who was he was working in the port, and the results of his investigations have not been announced until now, and some have linked them. Also, at that time, the Beirut explosion.
The head of the Kataeb Party, resigned MP, Sami Gemayel, wrote on his Twitter account: “They are turning the country into a state in which all kinds of militia and mafia crimes are practiced in rogue states.”
“What is required is to immediately reveal the perpetrators of the crime against my perpetrator and prosecute them. The Lebanese reject the continuation of impunity for anyone after all the calamities they have experienced,” Gemayel emphasized.
Likewise, the resigned deputy, Michel Moawad, said on Twitter: “The murder of citizen Joe Bejani in cold blood today in front of his home, as well as the murder of Lieutenant Colonel (retired customs officer) Munir Abu Rajeli in his bed (ago several weeks), warns of dire consequences and threatens the security of all citizens “.
Mouawad emphasized that “security and judicial agencies, as well as all officials, must rush to discover the perpetrators and their antecedents and impose the most severe penalties, so as not to return to the logic of self-security, and this means the complete dissolution of what remains of the State. ”
Likewise, the Progressive Socialist Party issued a statement condemning the crime, urging the security agencies concerned to carry out swift investigations to discover the circumstances of what happened, take the criminals to court and impose harsh penalties.
The party expressed its deep concern about the succession of these types of incidents and the dangerous indicators they carry.
And he called on the security services to redouble their efforts to preserve internal security, security and stability, reaffirming the authority of the State in all circumstances and the need for a permanent recourse to the law, which is the only one that he does justice to all and achieves it under the roof of the state of the institutions.
