Lebanese Man Robbed and Killed in Abidjan

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A Lebanese man has been robbed and killed in Ivory Coast, Lebanon's National News Agency reported on Monday.

“40-year-old Mahmoud Atef Ghazal was shot dead at the hands of unknown gunmen in Abidjan,” NNA said.

The armed men opened fire at Ghazal's car when he stopped at a red light in the Yopougon-Wassakara area, the agency added.

The gunmen, who had been “monitoring and chasing” the man, robbed a large sum of money that he was transporting in his car, NNA said.

According to the agency, Ghazal hails from the southern town of Burj Rahal.

There is a large population of Lebanese expats in Ivory Coast and the numbers are estimated in the tens or hundreds of thousands. It is the largest Lebanese diaspora community in West Africa.

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