The army announced on Saturday that it succeeded in releasing
Andre Elias Gerges who was kidnapped by an armed gang on May 5.
It said in a statement that unknown assailants had kidnapped him
from his residence in the town of Mizyara in northern Lebanon and demanded a
ransom in exchange for his release.
Army intelligence investigations led it to the kidnappers in
region of al-Qamouaa in Akkar in the North.
Upon detecting the army, the abductors opened fire at the unit and
it in fired back, killing one of the assailants.
A soldier and another kidnapper were injured in the clash.
It was also not clear whether the ransom had been paid.
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