Police detain bearded #Beirut rapper over « terrorism » suspicions
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Police on Wednesday briefly detained a local rapper in the southern suburbs of Beirut after apparently suspecting him of being a terrorist because of his beard and “salafist” clothing, a day after a suicide blast killed four people in the area. But Hussein Sharafeddin, who is a well known artist in Beirut’s hip hop scene, was later released after his friends and supporters recognized his photo posted on websites of local news sites that reported the arrest of a suicide bomber. The rapper confirmed to Al-Akhbar that he had been released without charge. read more