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REPORT: Interrogations ongoing with man accused of killing Yves Nawfal

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15-01-2015 | 12:53

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REPORT: Interrogations ongoing with man accused of killing Yves Nawfal

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Interrogations are ongoing with Charbel George Khalil, the prime suspect in the killing of young man Yves Nawfal in the region of Faraya last Friday.

Khalil, who was arrested Wednesday in the northern Bekaa town of Brital confessed that he was the main instigator in the murder, and interrogations are now focusing on revealing the whereabouts of the remaining persons who partook in the crime, identified as three brothers from the Khalil family and Juliano Saadeh.

This as the Information Bureau arrested five persons involved in facilitating the escape of Charbel Georges Khalil and his accomplices, including one person from the Rizk family.

The Internal Security Forces had confirmed through its official Twitter account that “after the Intelligence Branch apprehended Khalil in the region of Brital, the Jounieh investigation department seized in Buqaatat Ashqout the Wrangler SUV that was used by the armed men who killed Yves Nawfal.”

On Saturday, the state-run National News Agency had reported that Yves and “his friend, Saba Nader, were having a night out in one of Faraya's Oyoun al-Siman restaurants where a dispute between him and two other men occurred over a girl who was in the same restaurant.”

“The dispute ended quickly and Nawfal left the place,” it added.

But the two other men followed Nawfal and his friend to a “Total” gas station on Oyoun al-Siman’s road, firing at them from a pistol and a Kalashnikov assault rifle, the agency said.

A video obtained exclusively by LBCI was broadcast on Sunday showing individuals carrying machine guns near the gas station, where they appeared to be waiting for the targeted car.

The moment the car passes by, the armed men open fire.

Recent media reports had said that Charbel Khalil and two others accused of involvement in the crime were enjoying the cover of political leaders in the Keserwan region.

Many politicians condemned the crime, calling for lifting the political cover off the perpetrators.

To watch Bassam Abou Zeid's report, please click on the video above.

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