BEIRUT: A Lebanese man was shot in the back Sunday while trying to escape an abduction attempt in the Bekaa, the National News Agency reported.
Mustafa Sukkariyeh was driving his way to the north Bekaa when a group of gunmen intercepted him at the entrance of the town of Shaath and attempted to kidnap him, the NNA said.
According to the report, Sukkariyeh got out of his car and was trying to escape when the gunmen shot him in the back and fled the scene.
The victim was transferred to the Dar al-Hekmeh Hospital in Baalbek, where he is in critical condition.