Syrian killed at army checkpoint was convicted of forgery Tuesday, 29 May, 2007 @ 11:52 AM
Beirut, Lebanon - As Ya Libnan reported yesterday Lebanese troops opened fire at a speeding Taxi Cab which drove through their checkpoint near Beirut Airport Monday, killing a passenger instantly and seriously wounding the Syrian driver who died later at the hospital.
The investigation so far revealed the following:
The Syrian driver, whose name was identified as Hamadeh Mahmoud Haj Ahmad was convicted of forgery by a Lebanese court. This, according to the police could explain the reason for not stopping at the check point for fear of arrest. He was driving the vehicle at high speed, and refused to slow down upon instructions from soldiers manning a checkpoint near the airport. "He smashed the obstacles and drove past the checkpoint waving his middle finger at soldiers," one source told Naharnet.
Investigation also identified tow other fatalities : Hussein Karaki and Qassem Noureddine, both were Lebanese citizens.
Hussein Karaki was one of the passengers of the Taxi cab
Qassem Noureddine was standing near the scene of the incident and was shot when the police fired at the taxi when the driver failed to stop at the checkpoint. Noureddine was seriously wounded and died later at the hospital
According to LBC both Hussein Karaki and Qassem Noureddine are members of Hezbollah . Hezbollah made the announcement and the funerals will be arranged today
The police noted that non-Lebanese are banned by law from driving taxi cabs "which raises questions as why Haj Ahmad, a Syrian, was driving the vehicle which was owned by a Lebanese citizen."
Registration documents show the car, a white Mercedes Benz, is owned by Lebanese citizen Ali Mohammed Fares who would be interrogated to find out why his vehicle was being used by a foreigner, the source told Naharnet.
One thing in the report was not clear . It appears that the car was carrying two passengers, in addition to the Syrian driver. One of the passengers apparently obeyed orders to step out of the vehicle before Haj Ahmed and Karaki sped away. If this is correct how could the report claim the car did not stop?
They said the passenger who stepped out of the car was detained for questioning.
TV footage showed the car, with its front damaged, resting on a ramp in the middle of the road about 200 meters from the Airport terminal building.
Troops manned the sidewalk checking IDs, but the road to and from the country's only international airport remained open.
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