Siddiq Not Shot and Wounded, Brother Says
The so-called key witness in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri Zuheir Siddiq was not shot and wounded in Germany, his brother Imad said.
The website "Beirut Observer" on Tuesday quoted sources as saying Siddiq survived an assassination attempt a "few days ago."
It said Siddiq was hit by three bullets and was taken to hospital in "critical condition."
The website said authorities identified one of the assailants as a resident from southern Lebanon.
The report could not be independently verified.
"It is not true. Zuhair unlikely left the Gulf region because he was unable to enter Europe after being deported from France," Imad Siddiq said in remarks published Thursday.
He said Zuhair's wife also contacted him after news of the assassination attempt and reassured him that he's fine.
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