Lebanon asks Syria to arrest two who fled after killing Alwani
Lebanese authorities have requested that Damascus arrest and extradite two Syrian nationals suspected of involvement in the murder of former Iraqi MP Ahmed al-Alwani in Beirut, media reports said.
A judicial source had said that the two suspects fled to Syria, while preliminary investigations revealed the involvement of three individuals -- including a Lebanese national who was previously arrested.
Alwani had spent over a decade in prison in his home country on terrorism charges for inciting violence against the Shiite-led government.
Alwani's brother, five guards and two troops were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces when his entourage resisted the arrest in the city of Ramadi in Iraq's western province of Anbar.
Alwani was released in Iraq in April last year.
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