Salem Nasreddine, found dead in Qmatieh, on June 11, 2025. (Photo circulating on social media)
Already mourning due to several Israeli strikes during the last conflict, the village of Qmatieh in Mount Lebanon was shaken by another tragedy on Tuesday, after the announcement of the death of Salem Nasreddine, a local figure known for his community work. His body was found lifeless and shot, near his home in the majority Shiite village of the Aley district, on Tuesday night under still unclear circumstances, as an investigation has been opened by the Internal Security Forces (ISF).The events took place "between 2 a.m. and 2:30 a.m.," according to Jaafar Nasreddine, the head of the municipality and distant cousin of the deceased. "His body was found near his home, by the roadside leading out of Qmatieh and up to Bmekkine," a neighboring village, he told L'Orient-Le Jour. An initial version of the events was...
Already mourning due to several Israeli strikes during the last conflict, the village of Qmatieh in Mount Lebanon was shaken by another tragedy on Tuesday, after the announcement of the death of Salem Nasreddine, a local figure known for his community work. His body was found lifeless and shot, near his home in the majority Shiite village of the Aley district, on Tuesday night under still unclear circumstances, as an investigation has been opened by the Internal Security Forces (ISF).The events took place "between 2 a.m. and 2:30 a.m.," according to Jaafar Nasreddine, the head of the municipality and distant cousin of the deceased. "His body was found near his home, by the roadside leading out of Qmatieh and up to Bmekkine," a neighboring village, he told L'Orient-Le Jour. An initial version of the events was...