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British Embassy Worker in Beirut Found Strangled | British Embassy Worker in Beirut Found Strangled |
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BEIRUT, Lebanon — A female British Embassy worker has been found strangled near a highway outside Beirut, a Lebanese security official said on Sunday. | BEIRUT, Lebanon — A female British Embassy worker has been found strangled near a highway outside Beirut, a Lebanese security official said on Sunday. |
The British Foreign Ministry provided a statement by the family of the woman, Rebecca Dykes, but gave no details of the circumstances of her death. | The British Foreign Ministry provided a statement by the family of the woman, Rebecca Dykes, but gave no details of the circumstances of her death. |
“We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Rebecca,” the family said. “We are doing all we can to understand what happened.” | “We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Rebecca,” the family said. “We are doing all we can to understand what happened.” |
Britain’s ambassador to Lebanon, Hugo Shorter, said on Twitter, “The whole embassy is deeply shocked, saddened by this news.” | |
Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces said on Saturday that the body of a woman who had been strangled had been found by a highway outside Beirut. A Lebanese security source named the woman on Sunday as Ms. Dykes. | Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces said on Saturday that the body of a woman who had been strangled had been found by a highway outside Beirut. A Lebanese security source named the woman on Sunday as Ms. Dykes. |
Ms. Dykes, who worked at the British Embassy, had described herself on a LinkedIn page as a program and policy manager with the Department for International Development, a position she had held since January. | Ms. Dykes, who worked at the British Embassy, had described herself on a LinkedIn page as a program and policy manager with the Department for International Development, a position she had held since January. |
Ms. Dykes had previously worked in London on diplomatic programs related to Iraq and Libya, the LinkedIn page said. | Ms. Dykes had previously worked in London on diplomatic programs related to Iraq and Libya, the LinkedIn page said. |
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