BREAKING NEWS

Kidnapped brother of Hezbollah MP released

The brother of Hezbollah MP Ihab Hamadeh was kidnapped and subsequently released by his kidnappers after he was shot in the foot while trying to escape in Hermel in northeastern Lebanon on Tuesday evening, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.

Armed men opened fire at a house in the city during the kidnapping, injuring the brother's wife in her feet.

This is a developing story.