Police arrested several rioters in Dir El-Assad on Saturday night. The rioters had attacked the house of a man they accused of shooting 33-year-old Rani Amar, a known drug criminal who was killed on Saturday. Rioters set fire to the house and pelted it with stones, causing extensive damage.
Police continue their investigation of Amar’s murder. They believe the killing to be part of an ongoing feud over the presence of drug dealers in Dir El-Assad.