ONE of the suspected snipers who opened fire on an Amal and Hezbollah-organised demonstration in Beirut last Thursday allegedly works as a security official at the US embassy.

Prominent journalist Hosein Mortada claimed in a social media post on Friday that Shurki Abu Saab was part of a group of gunmen accused of shooting dead at least seven people.

Mr Mortada identified as Mr Saab in a photograph that appears to show him in a military-style uniform badged with the US flag, amid claims that he is an employee of the US embassy in the Lebanese capital.