 With investigations into the assassination of MP and journalist Gebran Tueni into their fourth day, the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces has distributed a sketch of a suspect believed to have detonated the booby-trapped car with a remote control when Tueni's convoy drove by. According to information from witnesses, in a statement released on Wednesday from the ISF, the suspect is believed to be in his 30s, tall, with a strong physical structure, a fair complexion, and thin black hair.
First Military Investigating Magistrate Rashid Mezher held a security meeting on Wednesday with representatives of the commanders of security apparatuses such as the Lebanese Army, State Security, the Surete Generale and the ISF. Mezher and the security officials discussed the information and results reached by investigations 48 hours after of the assassination. According to a statement, they now have leads that could help reveal the perpetrators.
Judicial sources said the information gathered until now is "very important." However, what is needed is proof to be compared to some of the facts in order for the perpetrators to be discovered and arrested.
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Mezher had given new orders on Wednesday to ISF units requesting specific information within the next 48 hours. The sketch of the suspect will be distributed to the media, and citizens will be asked to identify the person and report his whereabouts in case he is found. Citizens were reassured that their identity will be kept confidential by virtue of law. |