Zoaiter Brothers Killed in Hadath Baalbek Shooting
Two brothers from the Zoaiter family were killed on Saturday after another member of their clan opened fire on their vehicle in the area of Hadath Baalbek in eastern Lebanon, the National News Agency reported.
It said the son of Ali Hussein Khalil Zoaiter opened fire on the Grand Cherokee of Ahmed Sobhi Zoaiter, 27, and his brother Hussein, 35, severely injuring them.
They later died at the Dar al-Amal hospital in Baalbek.
NNA said two children, 10-year-old Youssef Imad Hamiyeh and Abdo Hamiyeh, 12, were also wounded in the shooting.
They were in a taxi van that was driving through the area when the shooting occurred.
The army and security forces launched a manhunt for the assailant who is believed to be injured, NNA added.
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