(AMMAN, JORDAN) — Jordanian police announced that it has discovered the body of Lebanese journalist Mazen Diab at his house in the capital Amman on Friday.
“Security forces found the body of Diab tied with ropes inside his apartment,” Jordanian news agency ZAD said, noting that his house is located on Mecca Street in Amman. “Security bodies have launched an investigation in this matter and are listening to the testimonies of the slain journalist’s neighbors.”
The neighbors confirmed that Diab was stabbed repeatedly, according to the same source.
“Investigation is ongoing to uncover all circumstances surrounding his death,” a security source told al-Ghad.
The body of Diab was referred to a forensic doctor to determine the causes of death, noted ZAD.
Jordanian authorities said Saturday that they had arrested four people who confessed to killing Diab.
In a statement, Jordan’s General Security said the coronary’s report indicated that the cause of Diab’s death was an internal bleeding after the victim was hit with a sharp object.
The Lebanese citizen’s death was discovered after a friend visited his house and repeatedly knocked on the door and called him, but failed to reach him.
“He then took off the door of the house with force and discovered Diab’s body,” the informed source told al-Ghad.
Diab, 31, presented a program on Jordan’s Sawt al-Ghad radio station before his death. He suffered from lung cancer and had underwent an operation to remove a part of his lungs a year ago.
He graduated from Studio al-Fan talent show in 2002 when he applied to become a TV journalist, and earned a graduate degree from the Beirut Arab University.