Gunmen Abduct Barouk Resident on Outskirts of Arsal

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Armed men kidnapped on Wednesday a Lebanese national on the outskirts of the northeastern border town of Arsal.

Media reports said that the abductee was buying stones from a stone crusher plant in the Wadi Hmeid region.

Voice of Lebanon radio (100.5) identified him as Maher al-Amatoury, who hails from the Chouf district of Barouk.

Arsal witnessed in August an infiltration by gunmen who withdrew to its ouskirts after abducting a batch of soldiers and policemen.

The militants executed three of them and threatened to kill more hostages if the Lebanese government did not meet their demands.

The army deployed heavily in the area since then but failed to prevent kidnapping operations, which often are in exchange for ransom.

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Comments 3
Thumb EagleDawn 01 October 2014, 15:59

not your style flamethrower, stick to propaganda you excel at it.

Thumb _mowaten_ 01 October 2014, 19:03

and what do you excel at eagledown? been trying really hard to find you something, but you are a desperate case.

Thumb lubnani.masi7i 01 October 2014, 16:54

what a sectarian comment, Flamethrower! WOW