| Supporter of
outgoing PM killed by gunfire in northern Lebanon TRIPOLI, Lebanon, Feb 28 (AFP) - A supporter of outgoing Prime Minister Omar
Karameh died of a gunshot wound late Monday in the Syrian-backed premier's hometown of
Tripoli in northern Lebanon, medics and witnesses told AFP.
Fadi al-Ahmad, 22, was pronounced dead in a nearby hospital, medics there said. He was
fired on inside the compound of Karameh's family home from a nearby rooftop, a statement
from the outgoing premier's office said. Police said they had no immediate word on the
shooting.
The announcement in parliament earlier Monday of Karameh's resignation in the face of mass
demonstrations set off protests by some 2,000 of his supporters who fired into the air and
set ablaze tyres to block off roads.
They also tore down banners strung up by the opposition and broke the windows of two cars
parked outside an opposition MP's home. |
