A senior Syrian official, Mohammed Darrar Jamo, has been shot dead in the
southern Lebanese town of Sarafand.
Mr Jamo, a supporter of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, was attacked early
on Wednesday morning as he entered his house.
Lebanese sources say gunmen opened fire on him but left his wife, who was
with him at the time, unharmed.
The attack is being seen as the latest sign of how the conflict in Syria is
threatening to destabilise Lebanon.
The Syrian state news agency, Sana, said Mohammed Darrar Jamo was head of the
political and international relations division of the International Organisation
for Arab Immigrants.
He had also frequently appeared as a political expert on Arabic-language
television channels, defending President Assad.
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