Lebanese Authorities Investigate Assassination of Former Iraqi MP Ahmed Al-Alwani
Lebanese authorities are conducting intensive investigations into the murder of former Iraqi parliamentarian Ahmed Suleiman Al-Alwani in Beirut, with indications pointing to a political motive.
Lebanese security and judicial authorities are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the killing of former Iraqi MP Ahmed Suleiman Al-Alwani, who was lured from Iraq's city of Erbil to Lebanon on November 5.
The victim was killed immediately upon arrival, and investigators discovered his body inside an apartment on the second-to-last floor in the Tariq al-Jadida area of the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
Security agencies tracked the movements of five individuals who received the victim at the hotel on the day of his arrival, and traced cell phone signals of two suspects near the Syrian border, amid assessments that they may have crossed the frontier.
Meanwhile, an Iraqi security delegation arrived in Beirut to follow up on the investigation in coordination with the Iraqi Embassy, while authorities await DNA test results to officially confirm the identity.
Security and judicial sources suggested that a political motive lies behind the entrapment operation, as security forces continue their search for the suspects.