The family of kidnapped citizen Saad Richa blocked the Ksara – Saadnayel road for a brief period of time on Thursday morning with earth mounds calling for his release.
The family also called on the kidnappers to give him his necessary medications.
73-year-old Saad Richa had been kidnapped from outside his shop at the intersection of Qob Elias on Wednesday and was taken to an unknown destination.
In this context, Social Affairs Minister Pierre Bou Assi denounced the kidnapping operation, stressing the need to impose the state’s authority in order to provide the citizens with the needed security and safety.
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