Antoine Ghanem
Antoine Ghanem | |
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Born | 10 August 1943 Tohwita, Université Saint-Joseph University of Lyon |
Occupation | Lawmaker |
Antoine Ghanem (
Early life and education
Ghanem was born in the Tohwita suburb of
Political career
In
In September 2004, he voted against the extension of President
He was re-elected in 2005 to his post of deputy and seat to the political council of the Kataeb Party, after the reunification of this party and the reconciliation between Gemayel and Pakradouni.
Personal life
Ghanem was married to Lolla Abdallah Neemeh.[4] They had four children.[4]
Assassination
Ghanem returned to Beirut from
The car-bomb that killed him along with at least six others, including his two bodyguards, one of whom is Antoine Daou,[8] exploded at a junction of a main street filled with rush hour traffic in the densely populated and mostly Christian neighborhood of Horsh Tabet in Sin el Fil.[9][10] The bomb was reported to be booby-trapped.[10] Ghanem was at the age of 64.[3]
Perpetrators
Kuwaiti newspaper Al Seyassah reported that the Ghanem assassination was a direct result of Syria re-opening its borders[11] with Lebanon on 17 September 2007, two days before the assassination.[12] According to Al Seyassah's sources inside Syria, the assassination was performed by Syrian intelligence, who continuously monitored Ghanem's movements. The agents rented two apartments, one near the residence of Ghanem in Qlei'at and the other near the crime scene in Sin el Fil. The sources revealed that the killers left Lebanon immediately after the assassination, completely disguised as Syrian workers.[12]
Burial
Ghanem's body was buried in the Beirut suburb of Tohwita.[13]
See also
- List of assassinated Lebanese politicians
References
- ^ Blast hits Christian suburb in Lebanon, kills 4, USA Today, 19 September 2007.
- ^ Lebanese MP 'killed in bombing', BBC News, 19 September 2007
- ^ a b "Recent assassinations". The Boston Globe. 20 September 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-598-07734-0.
- ^ "Opposition Candidates Win Elections". APS Diplomat Recorder. 9 September 2000. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ Gary C. Gambill; Daniel Nassif (5 September 2000). "Lebanon's Parliamentary Elections: Manufacturing Dissent". Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. 2 (8).
- ^ "Qornet Shehwan Gathering" (PDF). Middle East Mirror. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2012.
- ^ a b Ana Maria Luca; Nadine Elali (19 February 2011). "Gone at 23". Now Lebanon. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ a b c Blanford, Nicholas (19 September 2007). "An Assassination in Lebanon". Time. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d Ghazal, Rym (20 September 2007). "MP Antoine Ghanem assassinated". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ Syria reopens 2 border crossings with northern Lebanon Archived 6 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Ya Libnan, 19 September 2007
- ^ a b Syrian plot to kill Lebanon's MP Ghanem exposed Archived 19 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Ya Libnan, 27 September 2007
- ^ "March 14 Officials Lay Wreaths at Graves of Cedar Revolution Martyrs". Naharnet. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.