Security Forces Release Omani Nationals Kidnapped on Thursday

Internal Security Forces in the Bekaa region of Baalbek released overnight two Omani nationals who were kidnapped on Thursday, reported the National News Agency on Sunday.

It said that the security forces released overnight on Sunday the Omanis who were abducted in the city.

The Omani Foreign Ministry said in a statement Sunday that the pair were "safe and well at the Omani embassy in Beirut.”

It did not disclose any details about their release.

The ministry thanked the Lebanese authorities for their role in securing the release of the captives.

The nationals were kidnapped by five gunmen as they arrived in Baalbek soon after landing at the Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut.