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Arms Seized at House of Kahil's Suspected Killer as Report Says He Fled to Latakia

The army has raided the house of the fugitive Hisham Daou, who is accused of killing Major Rabih Kahil, seizing a large quantity of arms and ammunition, the military said Friday in a statement.

“Eighteen assault rifles, 17 pistols, a quantity of light ammunition and various military equipment were seized in Hisham Daou's house in the Bdadoun area in Aley,” the army said.

“The seized items were referred to the relevant authorities,” it added.

Meanwhile, MTV reported in the evening that Daou has fled to the Syrian province of Latakia.

He is now "under the protection of Syrian businessman Wahib Merhi," MTV added.

Daou has been on the run since Sunday.

Kahil died in hospital Wednesday after succumbing to wounds sustained in a shooting in Bdadoun.

A statement issued by the Army Command said the officer was “shot by a criminal as he was passing in the Bdadoun area on Sunday.”

According to his family, he was heading to his house in the nearby Aley District town of al-Qmatiyeh.

Several TV networks said the officer was shot during a quarrel with two men after he parked his car on the side of the road in Bdadoun to make a phone call.

The dispute erupted after the two men arrived in a car and asked Kahil to leave the area, although he identified himself as an army officer.

A fistfight ensued before one of the men, Hisham Daou, opened fire at Kahil from a weapon equipped with a silencer.

Y.R.


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