Kuwait Embassy: Premature to Know Motives behind Murder of 2 Nationals
Kuwait's Embassy said late Thursday that it was premature to identify the killers and know the motives behind the murder of two Kuwaiti nationals in the area of Kahale near Beirut.
Ambassador Abdul Al al-Qinai said in a statement that the Lebanese authorities had informed the embassy that the two Kuwaitis, who were reported missing by their families, were found dead with gunshot wounds on their bodies inside a room of a restaurant they owned.
Some media reports had said the two were shot dead as others reported that they were hit on the head with sharp objects.
The reports also said two women who lived near the restaurant were arrested by police.
The diplomat extended condolences to the relatives of the victims and reiterated the foreign ministry's warning to Kuwaitis not to travel to Lebanon.
The killing came amid high tension between Hizbullah and Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states.
Two weeks before the murder, Kuwait along with the other Gulf Cooperation Council countries, warned its citizens not to travel to Lebanon and urged those already there to leave.
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