This guy must have some temper. Guess it helps to have relatives in high places.
Syrian president's cousin fatally shoots top air force official in road rage incident
Bashar al-Assadâs cousin, Suleiman, has not been arrested for killing Hassan al-Sheikh on Thursday after the colonel âovertook him at a crossroadsâ in Latakia
The first cousin of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad shot dead a senior air force official after the man cut him off while driving Thursday night. Photograph: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images
AFP in Beirut
Friday 7 August 2015 12.57 EDTLast modified on Friday 7 August 201513.15 EDT
Suleiman al-Assad, a first cousin once removed of Bashar al-Assad, killed Colonel Hassan al-Sheikh âbecause he overtook him at a crossroadsâ Thursday evening, said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Assad âfollowed him, swerved the car around, got out and shot him deadâ, said Abdel Rahman, whose group has contacts across war-torn Syria.
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Syrian president's cousin fatally shoots top air force official in road rage incident
Bashar al-Assadâs cousin, Suleiman, has not been arrested for killing Hassan al-Sheikh on Thursday after the colonel âovertook him at a crossroadsâ in Latakia
The first cousin of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad shot dead a senior air force official after the man cut him off while driving Thursday night. Photograph: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images
AFP in Beirut
Friday 7 August 2015 12.57 EDTLast modified on Friday 7 August 201513.15 EDT
Suleiman al-Assad, a first cousin once removed of Bashar al-Assad, killed Colonel Hassan al-Sheikh âbecause he overtook him at a crossroadsâ Thursday evening, said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Assad âfollowed him, swerved the car around, got out and shot him deadâ, said Abdel Rahman, whose group has contacts across war-torn Syria.
Continue reading at:
Syrian president s cousin fatally shoots top air force official in road rage incident World news The Guardian