Saturday, 7 Nov 2026 7 Dhu al-Qadah 2026 AH Beirut
📰 2 sources 4 articles · 7 Nov 2026, 00:17 → 32 minutes ago

Driver arrested after running over a man in Sadd al-Bouchrieh; security forces deny shooting reports

A woman who ran over a man in the Sadd al-Bouchrieh area, killing him instantly, was arrested by the Jadidaa unit after fleeing in her car; she was detained by judicial order. After reports circulated that the man had been shot, the Internal Security Forces denied this and said the death resulted from a pedestrian run-over accident.

📍 Where things stand: The arrested woman is held at the Jadidaa unit and is due to be transferred to the Jisr Beirut unit, while the Internal Security Forces stress the incident was a pedestrian run-over and not a shooting.

⏱️ Timeline

  1. 7 Nov 2026, 00:17 The Jadidaa unit arrested a woman who ran over a man in the Sadd al-Bouchrieh area, killing him immediately, then fled in her car toward an unknown destination. The detainee was taken to the unit for legal procedures and is due to be transferred to the Jisr Beirut unit, which has a women's detention facility. The victim was identified as J. Mekhouel from northern Lebanon.
  2. 7 Nov 2026, 12:25 The Lebanese Internal Security Forces denied reports that a person was killed by gunfire in Sadd al-Bouchrieh, clarifying that he died as a result of a pedestrian run-over accident and that the driver was arrested by judicial order.
  3. 7 Nov 2026, 12:26 The Internal Security Forces - Directorate of Guidance said in a statement that what happened was a pedestrian being run over and killed, that the driver was arrested by judicial order, and called for verifying information from official sources before sharing news.
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