The Catholic priest Samir Daou was murdered in his home and stabbed more than 20 times, and robbed of his personal possessions, including his wallet, car and clothes, according to the Jerusalem Post.

Daou's family found his body inside a house he owned in Ain Jrain, in the Jbeil district, with visible traces of blood, L'Orient Today reported. The killing sparked sectarian outrage and calls for the deportation of Syrians, according to Lebanese media reports.