29 Mar 2024
Monday 16 March 2015 - 17:22
Story Code : 155846

Mayor of Lebanon's Baalbek shot by armed assailants

Mayor of Lebanon
[caption id="attachment_155848" align="alignright" width="210"]Lebanese army Special Forces on patrol in Ras Baalbek (file photo) Lebanese army Special Forces on patrol in Ras Baalbek (file photo)[/caption]

The mayor of Lebanons eastern city of Baalbek has been shot in the legs by armed assailants in an apparent drive-by assassination attempt.

The attack took place at about 8:30 Monday morning when gunmen in a Honda-CRV approached Mayor Mohammad Awadas automobile, opening the door and firing weapons, striking the mayor in the legs, said a security source as cited in a report by Lebanons Daily Star news outlet.

According to the source, the shooting incident in the Baalbek neighborhood of Ras Al-Ain was the outcome of a personal dispute, the report added without elaborating.

The mayor was immediately transferred to a local hospital for treatment as reports indicated that his wounds are not life-threatening.

By Press TV
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