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. |