Man Reportedly Abducted after Leaving Tripoli Workplace Carrying Cash
A man was kidnapped Sunday in the northern city of Tripoli after leaving his workplace carrying a large sum of money, media reports said.
“Lebanese national Nazih Zakaria al-Hussein was abducted after he left his workplace at the Tripoli Plaza company carrying 8 million Lebanese pounds,” LBCI television reported.
His family has urged the captors to free him, stressing that “if the motive is the money, they can take the money, and if it's personal, they're willing to resolve any issue,” LBCI said.
It noted that security agencies have launched a probe into the incident.
On Friday, security forces arrested the ringleader of a gang that had kidnapped a child from the town of Amchit near Jbeil. Authorities also managed to recover a $50,000 ransom that had been paid to secure the release of the boy.
The child's kidnappers have been identified as Lebanese and Syrian residents of the northern border region of Wadi Khaled.
Y.R.
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