Member of Banned Militia Found Dead
From Times Wire Reports
LEBANON
Lebanese police said they discovered the corpse of a member of a banned Christian militia opposed to Syria’s influence in Lebanon stuffed into the trunk of his car in the capital, Beirut.
Security sources said they identified the man as Ramzi Airani, an engineer and member of the banned Lebanese Forces militia, who disappeared nearly two weeks ago amid media speculation that he had been kidnapped by opponents of the group.
Lebanese officials declined to say how Airani died.
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