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| Three People, Including Syrian, Killed at Army Checkpoint | |
| 2007-05-29 | |
| Lebanese troops opened fire at a speeding taxi cab which drove past their checkpoint near Beirut Airport, killing a Syrian convicted of forgery as well as two other Lebanese citizens. Police identified the fatalities as Hamadeh Mahmoud Haj Ahmad, a Syrian, and Hussein Karaki and Qassem Noureddine, both Lebanese citizens. Interesting. Haj Ahmad's "forger" status is a nice slap at the Syrian government. His ID, I bet, wasn't based on his passport documentation :) Security Sources told Naharnet on Monday that Haj Ahmad was driving the vehicle at high speed, and refused to slow down upon instructions from soldiers manning a checkpoint near the airport. Old habits "die hard". "He smashed the obstacles and drove past the checkpoint waving his middle finger at soldiers," one source told Naharnet. "Noble warriors of Lebanon, I salute you! hahahaha " The troops fired "warning shots, and when the driver failed to pull over they opened fire at the car. Hussein Karaki, a Lebanese citizen who was sitting next to the driver, was killed and Haj Ahmad was seriously wounded," the source added. .... oh sh*t! Haj Ahmad later died in the hospital, said the sources,
Like a tale from the Crossfire Gazette The sources said Haj Ahmed did not stop at the checkpoint apparently because he had been convicted by a Lebanese court on forgery charges. "apparently" They noted that non-Lebanese are banned by law from driving taxi cabs "which raises questions as why Haj Ahmad, a Syrian, was driving a commuting vehicle owned by a Lebanese citizen." shots were fired ... men were killed ... questions are raised ... Registration documents show the car, a white Mercedes Benz, is owned by Lebanese citizen Ali Mohammed Fares who would be interrogated to find out why his vehicle was being used by a foreigner, the source told Naharnet. (knock, knock) ... "Who der?" The sources said the car was carrying two passengers, in addition to the Syrian driver. They said only one traveler obeyed orders to step out of the vehicle before Haj Ahmed and Karaki sped away. They said the passenger who got out of the car was detained for questioning. "I swear ... I missed the shuttle van!" | |
| Posted by:mrp |
| #6 #5 5089/JFM is this la Belle stiffning the spine of the Leb. government? way hard to stiffen a Jello Spine w/out freezing, Shipr. but I once sawr it done plain and simple many moons ago on the Jelly River. yep it werer an ole gunney as i recollectthat roared a spine into whither thar once waz nothin but 'jelly' and |
| Posted by: Once i waz spineless 2007-05-29 23:28 |
| #5 5089/JFM is this la Belle stiffning the spine of the Leb. government? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-05-29 18:54 |
| #4 No, the real moral is Middle finger Vs rifle, finger loses, (Yea). |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-05-29 16:16 |
| #3 And the moral of the story: Don't speed past the checkpoints. Actually, I get the moral that if a Syrian is in Lebanon, he usually means to do bad things and deserves to be whacked, middle finger and all. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2007-05-29 14:41 |
| #2 Wonder if the Eye-talyons will weigh in on this??? |
| Posted by: USN. Ret. 2007-05-29 13:58 |
| #1 And the moral of the story: Don't speed past the checkpoints. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-05-29 12:32 |