The Gates of Hell

The mystery deepens.

Via: Telegraph

The policeman who shot himself as French president Nicolas Sarkozy left
Tel Aviv airport on Tuesday has been named as Raeed Ghanem, a
32-year-old member of Israel’s Druze minority.

But while police sources said they were confident he committed suicide, there was no explanation of why he might have taken his life.
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Members of his family in the village of Beit Jan in northern Israel said he had been married for eight years with two children and owned his own house.

“We scornfully reject the claims that our son took his own life,” a family member said.

“He was a kindhearted and happy person.

“He had a family and there was no reason for him to do such a horrible thing.”

His brother, Nayef, said he did not believe in the suicide theory.

“He had no reason to take his own life,” he said.

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His father Assad said his son was in good spirits when he left home to join his unit on Tuesday.

“He had a family, a house, friends and plans for the future, he had no reason to commit suicide,” he said.
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Burn marks were found on one of Ghanem’s hands and traces of explosives on the other, which is consistent with him having held the muzzle of the gun next to his head and pulled the trigger with his other hand.
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The Druze are a sect loosely connected with Islam who made their homes in the mountains of the Holy Land. Today they are found in Syria, Lebanon and Israel.

Unlike Israeli Arabs, they are a minority which is allowed by Israel to take full part in the country’s security apparatus, including the army and police force.

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