Who was Lokman Slim, the political activist shot dead in Lebanon
The anti-Hezbollah activist from within the Shiite community had accused the group of storing the ammonium nitrate that exploded in Beirut’s port last year
Lokman Slim with his dog. He was a generous person and loved people. He even loved trees and the garden and animals generally, recalled Ahmad Jaber. Lokman Slim / Facebook
Lokman Slim was a Shiite Muslim secular intellectual known for his opposition to the Shiite movement Hezbollah.
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Slim, who is remembered by friends as multi-talented, was also a publisher who ran a research centre focused on Lebanese culture and history. Reuters
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image captionPeople angered by the killing of Lokman Slim protested outside Beirut s Palais de Justice
A prominent critic of the powerful Lebanese Shia Islamist militant group Hezbollah has been shot dead.
The body of Lokman Slim, a Shia writer and activist, was found inside his car in southern Lebanon.
Lebanon s prime minister condemned the heinous crime , which the EU s ambassador called an assassination .
Security officials said there were no suspects yet, but Mr Slim had blamed leaders of Hezbollah and its allies for death threats he received in late 2019.
At that time he was active in the anti-government protest movement that saw huge crowds demand a complete overhaul of Lebanon s political system.