Conflict Incident Report

The Lebanese Army arrested a man in the town of Bablieh, near the southern city of Sidon for killing his brother and injuring his father, a source told The Daily Star.

Ahmad Mohammad Chahine shot his younger brother Rami, who died instantly, and his father inside their house in the southern town.

The father was taken to the Labib Medical Center for treatment.

The source said that the shooting spree stemmed from a dispute over the family’s inheritance of the father’s assets, who had been suffering from an illness prior to the incident.

Ahmad searched for his other brother after murdering the first, but did not find him. He made his way back home and was arrested by the Information Branch of the Lebanese Army while smoking a cigarette outside his house.

DAILY STAR (8th April) UPDATE: 

BEIRUT: A man in south Lebanon succumbed to his wounds Saturday after he was allegedly shot by his son the day before. The state-run National News Agency reported that Mohammad Chahine, a resident of Bablieh near the southern city of Sidon, was taken to the Labib Medical Center for treatment Friday after his son Ahmad allegedly shot him and Ahmad’s younger brother Rami, who died at the scene. The shooting reportedly stemmed from an inheritance dispute. Ahmad was arrested Friday by the Army’s Information Branch while smoking a cigarette outside his house. Mohammad and Rami Chahine were laid to rest in their hometown Saturday afternoon.