George Kahmazian Released after Payment of Ransom
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Lebanese citizen George Kahmazian, who was abducted in Baalbek on Thursday, has been released after the payment of a ransom to his kidnappers, the state-run National News Agency said.
NNA said Kahmazian was set free at dawn Friday after the abductors were paid a 12,000 dollar ransom.
Voice of Lebanon radio (93.3) said, however, that the man was released near the entrance to the town of al-Taybeh without the payment of a ransom.
Kahmazian was kidnapped by gunmen riding a yellow Toyota FJ Cruiser and a white Grand Cherokee, who intercepted his gray Cherokee Laredo near the Dar al-Ajaza al-Islamia center in the Baalbek region town of Shlifa, NNA said Thursday.
The agency said Kahmazian's brother Ara received a phone call from the kidnappers, who asked for a $50,000 ransom.
Several residents of Douris and relatives of Kahmazian blocked the town's entrance with burning tires, cutting off the route that leads to Baalbek and northern Bekaa to protest the abduction.
21 March 2014, 07:49
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criminals, outlaws, and drug dealers. They resist the state and its institutions and get rich while at it.
21 March 2014, 09:37
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@Naharnet, Please if you want to delete comments, at least read them first!
21 March 2014, 10:06
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Popeye
If it is any comfort I was deleted twice yesterday for no good reasons.
21 March 2014, 14:29
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Can't blame HA, they have Arsenals to maintain, an army to feed and supporters to bestow gifts upon. Iranian subsidies are dwindling, so they must diversify their revenues.
21 March 2014, 14:58
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Not good for the tourist trade to pick up people, hold them for ransom and then let them go. Better to let the tourists come and ask them for their money in return for hand carved trinkets. This Lebanese short cut to the pockets of their visitors will only drive away the customers, as it already has.
The many are made to suffer so that the few can live well.
