Lebanese authorities ban Fadl Shaker's songs

Lebanese authorities have banned songs by retired singer Fadl Shaker from being broadcast on television and radio. Following clashes between supporters of Salafist militant Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir and government forces; the singer appeared in a short video standing over two dead soldiers expressing his pride over killing them. Born to a Palestinian mother and Lebanese father in the country’s largest refugee camp; Shaker began his career as a popular wedding singer and went to become a household name. In his prime, many of his songs -which have a distinct romantic and sad undertone, were instant hits. A former musician friend said, "Poverty during a miserable childhood is what caused lead him down a darker path in his later life." Shaker and al-Assir are being sought as part of a large-scale manhunt to track down all the militia involved in the attacks.