Former MP Ali Eid’s brother, Badr Eid, was shot dead Monday in the Akkar town of al-Kuweikhat, in an attack that was swiftly condemned by the residents and the municipality

Brother of Arab Democratic Party leader former MP Ali Eid was shot dead Monday in the Akkar town of al-Kuweikhat, in an attack that was swiftly condemned by the residents and the municipality.

“Bader Eid was transferred to the Rahal Hospital in Akkar with a gunshot wound after he came under fire,” state-run National News Agency reported. Eid later died of his wounds at the hospital, NNA said.

The security forces arrived at said scene, and launched investigations into incident, it added.

Meanwhile, al-Kuweikhat municipal chief Omar al-Hayek announced after a meeting at his residence that the town's dignitaries condemn the attack, noting that “the residents have nothing to do with” a social media statement giving Ali Eid's relatives a 10:00 pm ultimatum to leave Akkar. “All al-Kuweikhat residents dissociate themselves from this statement and they have nothing to do with the issue in any way whatsoever,” Hayek stressed.