Airport Road Blocked Overnight to Protest Death of Wanted Man
Angry protestors briefly blocked Beirut airport highway overnight to protest the death of Ali Rashid Zoaiter who died Monday evening from injuries he suffered during a shootout with police the day before.
Lebanese troops, however, reopened the road shortly after protestors blocked it with burning tires around 9:15 pm Monday.
Security sources said a police force from the counter-terrorism and anti-drugs bureau on Sunday raided the house of Hussein Sh. On the airport highway and arrested him on charges of car thefts and of stealing drugs. About five kg of Hashish was confiscated from his house.
They also arrested nine other people, including Ali Zoaiter who was shot and wounded in the leg. But he died Monday night in hospital.