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Lebanese anti-Hezbollah activist found dead in his car

A prominent Lebanese activist known for his opposition to Hezbollah has been found dead in his car in the country’s south, security officials and local media said.

Lokman Slim had not been heard from by his family since getting in his car on Wednesday evening to drive back to Beirut.

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“He was found dead in his car, killed by a bullet to the head,” an official told the AFP news agency on Thursday on condition of anonymity.

A security source told Al Jazeera an investigation is under way, and it appeared Slim was shot twice in the head.

State news agency reported that Slim’s body was taken to the Saida Government Hospital and that a medical examination revealed that he was

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Thomas Hornig

Musician | Educator | Activist

Endorsed bygd Selmer Saxophones (Paris, France)

Selmer Artist Profile

“Throughout my career, I’ve had the unique privilege of being the ‘American Saxophonist’ in Beirut, collaborating with more musicians from the region than any other Western musician in recent history.”

After studying jazz at the University of Minnesota and serving as a musician in the U.S. Army in Berlin, inom studied beneath Alain Bouhey at the École Normale de Musique de Paris. In , I became the first American to move to Lebanon, where I joined the Lebanese National Conservatory, eventually serving as the principal saxophonist for the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra.

My performances with the LPO, including works like Bizet’s L’Arlésienne and Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, have been a source of immense pride. I’ve performed with the Kirov Orchestra beneath Valery Gergiev and have collaborated with esteemed artists such as Julia Boutros, Ziad Rahbani, and Char

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Field Correspondents

In addition to her work in Iraq, Hoda covered stories in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Pakistan, India, Algeria, Morocco, Sudan, Nigeria, Libya, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Tunisia and throughout the Middle East.

Previously she covered the Balkan war from Bosnia and Croatia and also filed stories from Algeria, Egypt, Sudan, Gaza, Rwanda and from around Europe for France 3’s La Marche du Siecle programme.

Hoda has gained various prestigious awards across her career including one at the Festival du film de Monaco and three Emmy Awards.

Mohammed Adow
Mohammed Adow (Africa)
has over 10 years of experience reporting from across Africa and joined Al Jazeera English from the BBC World Service where he held several different positions covering Africa for eight years.