Frenchman Kidnapped in Beirut, Attacked then Released with Broken Leg
Unknown assailants ambushed a Frenchman in Beirut, briefly kidnapping him and severely beating him before letting him go.
The daily An-Nahar, which carried the report, said Mathieu Fever was seized at 5:00 pm Wednesday as he drove his car in Beirut”s Badaro neighborhood.
Fever is the son of Jean-Francois Fever who is in charge of security of U.N. agencies in Lebanon, including the office of Prosecutor of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Daniel Bellemare.
An Nahar said the attackers in a four-wheeler wrapped up Fever”s head in a plastic bag and took him to an unknown destination.
It said Fever was beaten up before being released two hours later with a broken leg and returned to Badaro where he was abducted.
The Frenchman, who carries a diplomatic passport, filed a complaint with Lebanese authorities, which immediately opened an investigation.