Lebanon asks Syria to arrest two who fled after killing Alwani
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 1 of them from Lebanon.
Lebanese authorities have requested that Damascus arrest and extradite two Syrian nationals suspected of involvement in the murder of former Iraqi MP Ahmed al-Alwani in Beirut, media reports said. A judicial source had said that the two suspects fled to Syria, while preliminary investigations revealed the involvement of three individuals -- including a Lebanese national who was previously arrested.
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- 21 outlet: naharnet.com· latest Nov 13, 11:32 AM UTCLebanon asks Syria to arrest two who fled after killing Alwani ↗
1 outlet from Lebanon, where the story is: Naharnet · how we count
- Nov 13, 1:58 AM UTCFirst reportAfter Iraq ex-MP’s killing, Lebanon asks Syria to extradite suspectsaljazeera.com ↗
- Nov 13, 11:32 AM UTC+10 h· you’re reading thisLebanon asks Syria to arrest two who fled after killing Alwaninaharnet.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 11:32 AM UTC · +10 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same killing of former Iraqi MP Ahmed al-Alwani in Beirut and the Lebanese request to Syria to extradite suspects; it adds detail (strangling, Iran critic) without contradicting Re
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