ISF Arrests Two People over Links to Kidnappings in Lebanon

Two people were arrested for their involvement in various kidnappings for ransom that had taken place in Lebanon in recent months, announced the Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau in a statement on Tuesday.

It said that a Lebanese and Syrian national were arrested for the attempted kidnapping of the owner of a paper company in al-Metn.

The Lebanese national also confessed to robbing, with the help of accomplices, a pick up truck for the Ministry of Agriculture in the Bekaa city of Baalbek.

In addition, he confessed that he attempted to kidnap a Syrian national in the Bekaa region.

Investigations are underway with the suspects and efforts are ongoing to arrest their accomplices.