{"id":61109,"date":"2020-12-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=61109"},"modified":"2023-05-23T10:00:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T10:00:58","slug":"former-customs-official-found-murdered-in-his-home-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/61109\/former-customs-official-found-murdered-in-his-home-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Customs Official Found Murdered In His Home"},"content":{"rendered":"According to the National News Agency, a retired customs official identified as Colonel Mounir Abou Rjeily was found dead in his home in Qartaba, Byblos district. <br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iVM0PsRpiO\">https:\/\/t.co\/iVM0PsRpiO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; National News Agency (@NNALeb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NNALeb\/status\/1334126590238879745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  Security forces immediately arrived at the scene and launched an investigation into the incident. <br \/>  <br \/>  Abou Rjeily was reportedly found with blows to his head by a sharp object. There are no further details on the motive or cause of the murder, but some are speculating that it may have to do with the August 4 blast and the victim&#8217;s knowledge of who was responsible. <br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nRTouoMALO\">https:\/\/t.co\/nRTouoMALO<\/a><\/p>&mdash;  (@JaredKushnerLeb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaredKushnerLeb\/status\/1334132698517032960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  We will keep you updated with the story details as they unravel. <br \/> <br \/> 1","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the National News Agency, a retired customs official identified as Colonel Mounir Abou Rjeily was found dead in his home in Qartaba, Byblos 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