Journalist Nasri Akkawi Commits Suicide
Journalist Nasri Akkawi committed suicide on Friday, MTV television reported, remarking that he was suffering form financial problems.
"Akkawi threw himself from his apartment's window, which is located in al-Metn's Sad al-Bouchrieh neighborhood,” MTV said.
It pointed out that the worsening of his financial situation could have triggered him to commit suicide.
The same source noted that the journalist's sister Colette got a nervous breakdown following the incident, which required transferring her to a hospital.
Akkawi had worked with al-Bayrak newspaper during his career.
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