The body of former Iraqi lawmaker and Sunni politician Ahmed al-Alwani was discovered by police on Tuesday in the Beirut neighborhood of Tariq al-Jadida, MTV Lebanon TV channel reported.
According to the report, the former lawmaker was lured to the apartment by unknown persons and strangled to death, with his body remaining in the room for several days. The Lebanese security services are following the perpetrators and have already arrested one suspect.