Two Kuwaitis Found Killed at Their Kahale Restaurant

The dead bodies of two Kuwaiti citizens were found Thursday in a room attached to a restaurant they own in the area of Kahale, just outside Beirut, state-run National News Agency reported.

“The two were found killed in the workers' room of the Laredo Restaurant that they own in the Kahale area,” NNA said.

Some media reports said the two were shot dead as other reports said they were hit on the head with sharp objects.

NNA identified the two men as Hussein Nassar, 58, and Nabil Yaaqoub al-Gharib, 56.

According to MTV, the two men had intended to travel to their country today, Thursday.

Quoting witnesses, MTV said two women were spotted with the two victims prior to the incident.

The incident comes amid high tensions between Lebanon and the Gulf countries and Kuwait is one of the Gulf Cooperation Council states that have advised their citizens to leave Lebanon.

Y.R.