Bashar Assad relative accused of killing army officer in road-rage incident

Syrian authorities have arrested a relative of President Bashar Assad on suspicion of shooting a senior army officer in a traffic dispute, setting off rare protests in a coastal stronghold of the Assad family.

#Syria arrested cousin of the Assad, Suleiman Al-#Assad, accused of killing Brig. Hassan Al-Sheikh in #Lattakia
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— Mete Sohtaoğlu (@metesohtaoglu) August 11, 2015