The Gemayel's car was squeezed front and rear by two cars during broad daylight, another one stopped by and opened fire on Gemayel who was driving his car.
This comes during a crucial moment where the opposition is planning demonstrations and rallies against the government. I guess we can say goodbye to the demonstrations.
The UNSC is debating the international tribunal for the murder of Hariri . This new assassination should give a boost to the tribunal.
Lebanese police inspect cars from Lebanon's Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel's convoy, near Beirut, November 21, 2006. Gemayel, an outspoken critic of Syria, was assassinated near Beirut on Tuesday, security sources said. REUTERS/Georges Maroun (LEBANON)
See more details begin to emerge as the story unfolds. I'm in my classroom and can't have the TV on because I'm giving a test to my students. So I'm reacting to the comments posted here without my own direct knowledge of the event.
If this guy was a freakin' Government minister what was he doing driving his own vehicle? Where was his security detail? Why wasn't his vehicle armored to start with? It's like he had a fatal disease and simply lacked the guts to kill himself (extra credit if you can identify which movie that line was from).