On 28 Jan 17, unknown assailants torched the vehicle and house of a senior AMAL Movement official in south Lebanon. The culprits burned down, early on Saturday, the vehicle of Abdullah Mortada and part of his house which lies in the southern town of Aita al-Shaab in Bint Jbeil district. His wife and children were inside the house and have miraculously survived. Civil Defense firefighter teams extinguished the fire. Security Forces rushed to the scene and ran an investigation into the incident.


