Security
Lebanese media reports have revealed initial details regarding the killing of former Iraqi MP and politician Ahmed Al-Alwani in the Lebanese capital. Al-Alwani's body was found inside an apartment in the Tariq Al-Jadida area of Beirut, with the full circumstances of the crime remaining unclear as investigations continue. Sources indicated that the apartment where the body was discovered was rented by two Syrians and a Lebanese individual. Lebanese security forces arrested one suspect, with three others believed to be connected to the case. No official confirmation has been issued regarding these details. Preliminary security information suggests that a group contacted a real estate broker to rent an apartment on Afif Al-Tayeb Street, where they lured Al-Alwani and are suspected of strangling him to death. The crime is estimated to have occurred about a week before its discovery, or possibly five days prior according to other information. The crime was uncovered after the broker attempted to contact the renters to collect the agreed payment but received no response, prompting a visit to the apartment where the body was found. The Iraqi embassy in Beirut had received information from Al-Alwani’s family about his disappearance for more than four days, with his phones turned off and no contact with his escorts. Reports also indicated that Al-Alwani stayed briefly at a hotel in Beirut before leaving voluntarily with four individuals. Information about confirming the body's identity was conflicting; Anwar Al-Alwani, the former MP's cousin, confirmed the death conclusively after identification, while the Iraqi embassy stated that Ambassador Mohammed Reda Al-Husseini visited Zahle Governmental Hospital in the Bekaa with a family member to examine the body, but decomposition prevented positive identification. The investigative prosecutor ordered a DNA test for definitive confirmation.
