Lebanon players rally around Mohamed Alameddine, sidelined over gang war safety concerns
- The Lebanese rugby league team has broken ranks with an NRL club that refused to pick a player who had been sidelined over safety concerns due to his familial ties to the Alameddine crime family.
- Mohamed Alameddine was sidelined by the Parramatta Eels this year after an alleged attempt on his father's life in broad daylight by the self-proclaimed "Coconut Cartel" crime gang.
- The incident was one of several targeting his family members this year, including another failed assassination attempt at a junior rugby league game where a relative was playing.
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- The Lebanese rugby league team has broken ranks with an NRL club that refused to pick a player who had been sidelined over safety concerns due to his familial ties to the Alameddine crime family.
- Mohamed Alameddine was sidelined by the Parramatta Eels this year after an alleged attempt on his father's life in broad daylight by the self-proclaimed "Coconut Cartel" crime gang.
- The incident was one of several targeting his family members this year, including another failed assassination attempt at a junior rugby league game where a relative was playing.
Sources: ABC Australia