MP Harb raises complaints against unknowns in Hachem Salman's killing

MP Boutros Harb, as the attorney of the Salman family, raised on Tuesday a complaint against unknown persons in the killing of Hachem Salman.            

Men wielding batons and wearing yellow arm bands evoking Lebanon's Hezbollah attacked protesters outside the Iranian Embassy in Beirut Sunday June 9, 2013 during a rally against the group's participation in the Syrian civil war.                     

One protester was killed, a senior Lebanese military official and witnesses said.                         

A military statement said the protesters had just arrived at the embassy area when clashes broke out and a civilian opened fire.             

The embassy is in Bir Hassan, a predominantly pro-Hezbollah area.             

Witnesses saw men wearing yellow armbands the color of Hezbollah's flag attacking the protesters with batons.              

It was unclear if they were affiliated with the group, and the identity of the gunman was unknown, a senior security official said.                       

The official identified the man killed as a 28-year-old member of the small Lebanese Option Party, which had called for the anti-Hezbollah protest.           

The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.               

The Syrian conflict is increasingly spilling over into Lebanon.                            

Hezbollah's participation in the conflict, backing forces of Syria's President Bashar Assad in a successful campaign to drive rebels out of al-Qusayr near the Lebanese border, heightened tensions.                

The Lebanese Option Party is headed by a Shiite politician, Ahmad El Assaad, who has long been opposed to Hezbollah. Sunday's clash outside the Iranian Embassy marked rare fighting between two opposing Shiite groups.