Unidentified persons in a black and silver “Grand Cherokee”
intercepted the car (Toyota) of the pastor of Baalbek’s Church of Our Lady of
Aid, Father Walid Gharios known as “Elias Maroun Gharios” on Monday afternoon
at al-Ansar junction in Baalbek. Kidnappers then fled to an unknown
destination.
Security forces are chasing the abductors to discover the
reasons behind this act.
According to preliminary information, Father Gharios was
kidnapped because he baptized a Muslim girl who left her parents’ house.