Al-Qaida-linked al-Nusra Front released on Tuesday a Lebanese man, several days after it kidnapped him for allegedly “disagreeing” with the terrorist group's political views, the state-run National News Agency said.
Hujeiri, who is also known as Ahmed Hadiya, hails from the northeastern border town of Arsal.
On Saturday, a security source told Agence France Presse that the gunmen kidnapped him "because he disagreed with their political views.”
An official in Arsal said Hujeiri was accused of "collaborating with Hizbullah.”
But NNA sad his kidnapping was the result of financial problems.
Arsal saw a fierce battle in August pitting the Lebanese army against jihadists from al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State (IS) group.