Lebanese official Pascal Sleiman killed, his body was taken to Syria

Published April 8th, 2024 - 07:24 GMT
Lebanese official Pascal Sleiman
Lebanese official Pascal Sleiman. (Facebook)

ALBAWABA - The Lebanese Army announced on Monday that Lebanese official Pascal Sleiman was killed at the hands of his kidnappers.

The army also revealed in a statement posted on X account, that the body of Pascal Sleiman was taken to Syria.

It said: "Following up on the case of the kidnapped Pascal Suleiman, the Army Intelligence Directorate was able to arrest most of the Syrian gang members involved in the kidnapping."

Moreover, the Lebanese army said: "During the investigation, it became clear that the kidnapped person was killed by them while they were trying to steal his car in the Jbeil area, and that they transported his body to Syria."

Furthermore, the Lebanese authorities are now coordinating with the Syrian government to hand over his body, and investigations are completed under the supervision of the Cassation Public Prosecution.

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