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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Ghazi Kenaan laid to rest in low key funeral
2005-10-14
The body of Syrian Interior Minister Ghazi Kenaan was laid to rest in his northern home town in a low-key funeral, and a state investigation confirmed that the former strongman in Lebanon committed suicide by shooting himself in the mouth. About 1,000 relatives and villagers walked behind the coffin, draped in a Syrian flag, in the village of Bhamra where black banners hung from some buildings, witnesses said. Kenaan was buried in a family cemetery.

Kenaan killed himself on Wednesday, officials said. Damascus Attorney General Mohammad al-Louji said forensic examination and an examination of his office concluded that Kenaan shot himself in the mouth twice with his own revolver, a .38 caliber Smith and Wesson. Loji said he found Kenaan's blood-soaked body minutes after the minister shot himself. Loji, who rushed to Kenaan's office after the incident, said a day of exhaustive work proved beyond doubt the minister had killed himself.
Posted by:Fred

#3  He's got pretty good aim to hit himself in the mouth from behind.
Posted by: Throgum Elmoluse7582   2005-10-14 18:33  

#2  Well there's thei nfamous Palieo 'Car Swarm'.

(Where the bystanders attempt to get a 'piece' of the recently killed's body).

Love the graphic!
Posted by: CrazyFool   2005-10-14 17:55  

#1  do the muslims have any customs about not giving normal burial rites to suicides(other than the martyr kind) , I wonder?
Posted by: liberalhawk   2005-10-14 17:42  

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