A Syrian national was snatched in
the east Lebanon town of Chtaura, security sources told The Daily Star.
Hussam Yehya Khadroun, 42, was in
his Mercedes when four gunmen in another vehicle forced him out of his car at
gunpoint. He was parked across from Chautra hospital.
The abductee is originally from
Damascus but resides in the Bekaa, east Lebanon where he has lived and worked
for 30 years.
Khadroun’s kidnapping comes amid a
spree of abductions across the country, targeting mainly Syrian nationals.
Earlier Thursday, the Al-Mukhtar
al-Thaqafi group announced it has kidnapped five Syrians in Beirut and five
others in the Bekaa, warning that they would kidnap any Syrian opposition
members who supported the Free Syrian Army.
They are demanding the release of 11
Lebanese pilgrims who were kidnapped in Syria on May 22.
Commenting on the recent
kidnappings, Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdel-Karim Ali said Thursday
that Syria was keen on Lebanon’s security.
“[The kidnappings] are aimed at inciting
psychological war and Syria is keen on Lebanon's security” Ali told reporters
following his meeting with former President Emile Lahoud.http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Aug-16/184814-syrian-national-kidnapped-in-east-lebanon.ashx#axzz23pl5xycQ
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