New details emerge on final hours of ex-Iraqi MP Ahmed Al-Alwani before Beirut killing

Sources told Al Arabiya that new details have emerged regarding the killing of former Iraqi parliament member Ahmed Al-Alwani in Beirut, with initial information indicating he was likely killed on the same day he arrived in the Lebanese capital, November 5.

The sources explained that Al-Alwani left Erbil, Iraq, on November 5 aboard a Middle East Airlines flight and arrived at his hotel in Beirut after 6 p.m., before leaving with five people who greeted him warmly.

They added that Al-Alwani was carrying three mobile phones while in Beirut, all of which were later switched off. Authorities in Erbil collected DNA samples from his family members and sent them to Beirut as part of the identity verification process.

The sources did not disclose further details about the circumstances of his killing or the identities of the individuals who accompanied him after he left the hotel.