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Lebanese boy dies of cardiac arrest after encountering masked pranksters filming TikTok video

Donned in masks and brandishing swords, they instilled terror in boy that proved fatal



Mohammad Istanbuli.
Image Credit: Saida online newspaper

Dubai: A seven-year-old Lebanese boy died of a heart attack after being startled by a group of young people filming a TikTok video near his home, in a chilling incident that has shaken the city of Tyre, Lebanon.

The participants, donned in menacing masks and brandishing swords, inadvertently instilled a terror in the boy that proved fatal.

Mohammad Istanbuli was found unconscious by his family on the morning of the incident.

Father of Mohammad Istanbuli at his funeral
Image Credit: Saida online newspaper

The boy’s father has lodged a formal complaint against the participants involved in the making of the video.

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According to a doctor, Mohammad exhibited no signs of physical harm, save for a minor scratch on his nose, suggesting that the boy’s death was brought on by sudden cardiac arrest.

In a funeral held in Tyre on Saturday, hundreds of people came together to mourn the young boy’s untimely death.

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