Former Iraqi MP Al-Alwani missing in Lebanon
Verified: 9 outlets in 7 countries have reported this story since Nov 10, 2 of them from Lebanon.
Shafaq News- Beirut Former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed Al-Alwani has been missing in Lebanon forfour days, with his phones switched off and even his bodyguards unable to reachhim, sources told Shafaq News on Tuesday, citing information his family passedto the Iraqi Embassy in Beirut. Lebanese security agencies have launched a search, but his whereaboutsand the circumstances of his disappearance remain unknown, according to thesources, who said it was still unclear whether he had been kidnapped for ransomor whether other explanations were involved. The embassy is following the case in contact with…
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
2 outlets from Lebanon, where the story is: Naharnet, This is Beirut · how we count
- Nov 10, 6:07 PM UTCFirst reportFormer Iraqi MP Al-Alwani missing in Lebanonshafaq.com ↗
- Nov 10, 7:31 PM UTC+1 hFormer Iraqi Member of Parliament Found Dead in Beirutthisisbeirut.com.lb ↗
- Nov 10, 10:42 PM UTC+5 hEx-Iraqi MP Ahmed Alwani found dead in Lebanon: What to knowal-monitor.com ↗
- Nov 11, 3:35 AM UTC+9 h· you’re reading thisFormer Iraqi MP Al-Alwani missing in Lebanonshafaq.com (again) ↗
- Nov 11, 3:47 AM UTC+10 hFormer Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani found dead in Beirutaljazeera.com (again) ↗
- Nov 11, 6:45 AM UTC+13 hFormer Iraqi legislator found dead in Beirut in suspected 'assassination'thenationalnews.com ↗
- Severity rose to high
- Nov 11, 6:45 AM UTC+13 hIraqi Ex-Lawmaker Found Strangled to Death in Beirutenglish.aawsat.com ↗
[Claude] Report 2 is the follow-up on the same missing-person case, reporting that Al-Alwani was later found dead in Beirut; it does not conflict with Report 1's account of him missing in Lebanon.
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