The murderer of a Syrian child was arrested on Tuesday after he confessed to his crime, reported LBCI television.

It said that Ahmed Walid al-Basha, who hails from Syria's Tall Kalakh, confessed to killing Syrian Walid Halloum.

He admitted to murdering the 14-year-old boy by strangling him with a metal wire as he attempted to rape him.

Halloum, who went missing on Sunday, was found dead on the banks of the river in the town of al-Kuwaikhat in the northern Akkar district.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/172883-murderer-of-syrian-child-arrested

NB: Please note that the report did not mention a specific location for this security incident.