Two Lebanese nationals, Mohammad Hassan Saab and Abdel Razzaq Karbali, were killed on the Homs-Damascus highway, while Abdallah Hassan Saab was injured in a shooting that targeted their vehicle.
Witnesses reported that the victims' car, bearing a Lebanese license plate, was passing through the Wadi Al-Dahab area during an ongoing clash when it was targeted. The attack claimed the lives of Mohammad Saab and Abdel Razzaq Karbali, who had traveled to Syria for a short trip.
A family source told An-Nahar that Abdallah Saab, the lone survivor, contacted his family at around 8:00 AM, bleeding from a leg injury, to report the deaths of his brother Mohammad and uncle Abdel Razzaq. He shared his location via phone before being transported to a hospital in Homs.
Abdallah is expected to return to Beirut on Sunday, while the bodies of Mohammad and Abdel Razzaq will be repatriated to Lebanon on Monday morning. The family source revealed that Mohammad, who worked in electronics, had welcomed a newborn daughter just last week. Abdel Razzaq was the father of five daughters.
The victims were residents of the Doha Aramoun area, south of Beirut, where news of the incident sparked unrest and anger. The family home was opened for condolences, and the Lebanese Army dispatched reinforcements to the area to maintain calm.
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