Ain Saadeh Gas Station Attacked after Brawl between Sons of ex-MP, Saudi Prince
Gunmen attacked a gas station in the Northern Metn town of Ain Saadeh on Tuesday following a brawl between the son of a former Lebanese MP and the son of a Saudi prince, state-run National News Agency reported.
“Lebanese citizen Tony Karam was shot in the leg in the wake of a fistfight at a gas station he owns in Ain Saadeh,” NNA said, adding that the brawl involved “the son of a Saudi prince and the son of ex-MP Saud Rofayel, Michel.”
“The fistfight erupted after a verbal dispute over who has the priority to have his car washed first,” the agency added.
“Michel immediately called in three young men, likely his bodyguards, and they opened fire heavily at the station upon their arrival, which resulted in the wounding of the station's owner in his leg,” NNA said.
The gunmen then transferred Michel to the Bellevue Medical Center in Mansourieh “where he was arrested by a unit from the Internal Security Forces Intelligence Branch,” the agency added.
“The ISF agents are also pursuing the shooters, who have been identified by the station's owners,” NNA said, adding that “the incident created a state of tension in the area.”
Y.R.
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