Dubai: Former Iraqi parliamentarian Ahmed Al Alwani was found strangled inside an apartment in Beirut after disappearing for four days, with Lebanese authorities identifying three suspects and arresting one, judicial sources said on Tuesday.
The body was discovered on Monday evening in an apartment in Beirut's Tarik Al Jadidah neighbourhood. Its identity was established on Tuesday after Al Alwani's family reported him missing, according to local media.
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Preliminary investigations indicated that Al Alwani had been strangled with a cord removed from a curtain inside the apartment. A forensic medical report suggested he had died at least three days before his body was discovered.
Investigators identified three suspects, two Syrian nationals and one Lebanese citizen. The Lebanese suspect has been detained for questioning, while authorities believe the two Syrians may have fled Lebanon.
The judicial source said the three suspects had collected Al Alwani from the airport and taken him to his hotel after his arrival in Beirut last week.
Surveillance footage showed Al Alwani voluntarily entering the building with two men and proceeding to the apartment where his body was subsequently discovered.
Lebanese media reported that the three suspects had rented the apartment.
