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ISTANBUL, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Turkey said on Friday a second
of its citizens had been kidnapped in Lebanon on Thursday and
warned its nationals against travelling to the country.
Lebanese Shi’ite gunmen kidnapped more than 20 people on
Wednesday, including a Turkish businessman, in retaliation for
the capture of one of their kinsmen in Syria.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar told their
citizens to leave Lebanon after Wednesday’s kidnappings and
threats to seize more citizens of countries that have backed the
uprising against Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad. It was not
immediately clear if Thursday’s kidnapping was related to the
abductions a day earlier.
