[An Nahar] Two men went missing on Thursday in the Bekaa region of Baalbek as the kidnappers asked their families to pay a ransom, state-run National News Agency reported."Retired State Security warrant officer Haitham al-Burji and Youssef al-Rayyes went missing overnight in the barren mountains of the eastern belt," NNA said.
"Their families received a phone call demanding a $70,000 ransom in return for their release," the agency added.