Lebanon minister: We are following kidnapping of Saudi citizen in Beirut with security forces

RIYADH: Lebanon’s Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi saidhe has been following the kidnapping of a Saudi citizen in Beirut with internal security forces since Sunday.

A Saudi citizen was kidnapped on the road to Beirut airport after midnight on Saturday, Lebanese media reported on Monday.

The Saudi citizen works for Saudia, the Kingdom’s flag carrier, and the kidnappers sent a message from the southern suburbs of Beirut demanding a ransom of $400,000, Al-Ekhbariya reported.

Mawlawi said he is also in contact with the Kingdom’s ambassador to Lebanon Waleed Bukhari regarding the incident.

“With an iron fist, we work to liberate any citizen who is exposed to any harm on Lebanese soil,” Mawlawi tweeted.

“What happened affects Lebanon’s relationship with its brothers, and the perpetrators will be punished harshly,” he added.