Friday, 6 Nov 2026 6 Dhu al-Qadah 2026 AH Beirut
📰 3 sources 4 articles · 6 Nov 2026, 17:01 → 2 hours ago

Lebanon: Arrests in the Jadra Murder Case and the $500,000 Robbery in Bir Hassan

Lebanon's Internal Security Forces Information Division announced the arrest of Youssef al-Najjar and Saif al-Asmar on suspicion of carrying out the killing of Bashar Hamoud in the Jadra area over the theft of his motorcycle, and the arrest of Ali al-Mallah in the robbery of $500,000 from Hussein Ahmad Msheik in the Bir Hassan area. It said a large part of the stolen sum was recovered and that a second suspect in the robbery is still being pursued.

📍 Where things stand: Three suspects have been arrested across the two cases and a large part of the stolen money recovered, while a second suspect in the Bir Hassan robbery is still being pursued.

⏱️ Timeline

  1. 6 Nov 2026, 17:01 The Information Division of the Internal Security Forces announced the arrest of Youssef al-Najjar and Saif al-Asmar on suspicion of carrying out the killing of Bashar Hamoud in the Jadra area on 21 October 2026, motivated by the theft of his motorcycle.
  2. 6 Nov 2026, 17:01 In the same announcement, the Internal Security Forces said Ali al-Mallah was arrested in the case of the robbery of $500,000 from Hussein Ahmad Msheik in the Bir Hassan area on 5 November 2026, with a large part of the sum recovered.
  3. 6 Nov 2026, 17:39 The Internal Security Forces stated that the pursuit of the second suspect in the Bir Hassan robbery is still ongoing, after one suspect was arrested and a large part of the stolen sum was recovered.
Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.
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