2 Men Briefly Kidnapped in Labweh

Two Lebanese men were briefly kidnapped on Wednesday from the area of al-Amhazieh in Labweh in northeastern Lebanon, the state-run National News Agency reported.

NNA said that unknown assailants abducted Adib Nasrallah and Izzat Zanoubi as they were heading to Arsal.

The two men were taken to an unknown location but they were released after a few hours.

The abductors seized the trucks they were riding, the agency added.

Lebanon has been recently witnessing a kidnap-for-ransom phenomenon but sectarian abductions caused by the war in Syria have also taken place.

The country is sharply divided along sectarian lines that have been emphasized by the conflict in Syria.

The Sunni-led March 14 alliance supports the revolt against Syrian President Bashar Assad, while Hizbullah, which is Shiite, and its allies back the regime.