Relatives of Kidnapped Elderly Block Bekaa Roads, Threaten Counter-Abductions
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Relatives of a 74-year-old man who was abducted on Wednesday blocked several key roads in central Bekaa on Thursday and threatened to carry out counter-kidnaps if he is not freed by 8:00 PM.
The angry relatives of Saad Risha blocked several roads with dirt, trucks and burning tires, media reports said.
Meanwhile, an envoy dispatched by Speaker Nabih Berri, Bassam Tlais, was meeting with dignitaries in the Bekaa town of Brital, which has been witnessing intensive army efforts since Wednesday in search of the abductee, MTV reported.
Risha was abducted Wednesday in the Bekaa town of Qab Elias as he was closing his wholesale foodstuffs shop.
Later on Wednesday, the army encircled Brital and raided houses of individuals suspected of involvement in the kidnap operation.
The National News Agency said the perpetrators were masked gunmen riding a black, tinted-glass Nissan Pathfinder.
They were identified by their initials H. A., M. A. and A. S.
19 January 2017, 11:09
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I have so much respect for he army for encircling the pan-confessional and multi-denominational Bekaa town of Brital and raiding houses of individuals suspected of involvement in the kidnap operation.
I also admire the army for closing illegal crossings in the Bekaa but leaving others open to allow the resistance to go avenge their fallen hero in Syria.
19 January 2017, 13:06
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Mr. Puppet, I will always have so much respect for you, because you respect and admire our army. I sometimes wish I could have half of the respect dose you shower on us everyday.
May the respect be with you.
19 January 2017, 20:43
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I also have lots of respect for Mr. rami for having respect for the puppet.
19 January 2017, 14:41
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This is the second time in recent memory that Mr. Rami has expressed his respect for me, puppet, and for this I have doubled my respect for him.
20 January 2017, 12:31
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to get your hopes too high fake mowaten, this forum is full of sectarian scumbags waiting for any opportunity to preach their hatred.
20 January 2017, 13:16
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you both sound exactly the same to me. I wonder why you accuse him of being fake unless you both are the same poster. You just like him sit here all day and deny the shias kidnap and kill people, manufacture captagon, steal cars, embezzle money, smuggle people across the borders.
19 January 2017, 18:48
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So Mr. Risha will be released at some point in time but will the kidnappers be arrested or some deal will be worked out as usual between the lebanese authorities and the kidnappers as if nothing had happened.
19 January 2017, 20:09
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or those who kidnapped the turkish pilots and abbas ibrahim was the main negotiator;) Did you hear any of these abbas friendly kidnappers were ever arrested?
19 January 2017, 21:18
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3 hours ago MTV: The army has arrested the father of one of the captors to press for the release of Saad Risha.
will the son who has been obviously identified by the army be arrested after Saad Risha is released? let's see....
20 January 2017, 02:52
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no @flamerotten or his @mowaten double or any of the iranian trolls commenting here.
