Army Requests Information on Rented Car Probably Linked to Laqqis' Assassination
The army asked citizens on Thursday to come forward with any information they have about a car that was part of a “terrorist act,” probably linked to the assassination of Hizbullah's military official Hassan al-Laqqis.
"A rented car was used in a terrorist act on the night of December 3, 2013,” a communique released by the military institution said.
The statement elaborated: “The vehicle was recently rented and either the contact was lost with its user, or the car rental office received a phone call saying the car was parked in a public area.”
The army urged citizens to report anything they know about a rented car that was returned to the office on Wednesday or Thursday and that contained mud and dust, and about a car that was washed on Wednesday or Thursday and that was dirtied with mud and dust.
It also asked gas stations and car wash services to report washing a vehicle on Wednesday or Thursday that contained mud and dust.
Meanwhile, the military institution asked car rental offices to collect personal information, passport pictures and identification documents from customers, after verifying their validity.
The army's communique comes a day after Hizbullah official Hajj Hassan Hollo al-Laqqis was assassinated near his residence in Hadath in Beirut's southern suburbs.
Voice of Lebanon radio (100.5) detailed on Wednesday's incident, saying unknown assailants ambushed Laqqis in his residence's parking lot.
The radio station said that he was still inside his Jeep Cherokee when he was assassinated.
"He was shot 5 times, four bullets in the head and one in the neck, from a nearby distance," VDL said.
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