Violent
confrontations with the Lebanese army took place Wednesday
night lasting from 11 pm till 6:15 am of Thursday
morning. The outcome resulting in
a wounded officer alongside 3 soldiers, and
the death of the Syrian national Jamal
Soleimani, and Samer
Al Masri.
Hani
Al-Chanti was also
arrested, after being seriously injured,
along with the concierge of the building on suspicion of involvement in the case.
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It was reported that around 10:30 pm Jamal Soleimani
arrived at the Cape Itani building where
he resides in Caracas, where he quarreled
with his girlfriend Gharam, after
the latter decided to end their relationship. In an attempt to
scare her, Soleimani began firing in the air from a machine gun he possesses.
The Army Command said, shortly after the shooting incident
took place in Caracas, Raoucheh, LAF members rushed to the scene, and upon
their arrival they came under fire by Soleimani who was stationed in the 7th floor of
the building. Accordingly, the soldiers cordoned off the building and called on
the armed man to surrender.
However, Soleimani did not comply with the warning
as another gunman kept throwing grenades at the troops. The man who was
throwing the grenades turned out to be non other than Hani Al-Chanti,
a member of the “Group of 13” whom
remain suspects in the assassination of Former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
According to information made available to LBCI, Hani Al-Chanti,
is a Jordanian citizen who was released from jail 3 months ago. Hani is
currently working in the music industry.
The soldiers found the body of another person inside the apartment that was
killed during the dispute that had firstly erupted between the armed men
themselves.
Initial information stated that the clashes had erupted between pro SSNP
supporters and pro Future bloc supporters. All of which turned out to be
untrue.
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