Lebanon arrests suspected killer of British woman: official
Beirut, (MILLAT ONLINE):Lebanese security forces on Monday arrested the suspected killer of a woman employed at the UK embassy in Beirut and whose body was found at the weekend, an official said.
“It’s correct,” the senior security official told AFP when asked about reports that the suspected killer of Rebecca Dykes had been arrested.
He said the Lebanese man was detained at dawn but would not provide further details on his identity, only adding that the investigation had established Dykes’ killing “was not politically motivated”.
The young British woman was found dead on Saturday evening, her body dumped on the side of an expressway north of Beirut and a piece of string tied around her neck, the same official had said on Sunday.
Dykes worked at the Department for International Development (DFID) in Beirut.
Her family, the UK ambassador and DFID issued statements on Sunday expressing their shock but providing no further information.