Lebanon Detains Suspect in Murder of British Embassy Worker: Source

Lebanon Detains Suspect in Murder of British Embassy Worker: Source
The suspect reportedly picked Dykes up in his taxi in Beirut's Gemmayzeh district on Friday evening. Screenshot via Google Maps
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BEIRUT—Lebanese security forces have arrested a Lebanese taxi driver suspected of killing Rebecca Dykes, a British woman who worked at the British embassy in Beirut and was found dead on Saturday, a security source said.

The security source said preliminary investigations showed the motive was purely criminal, not political.