A Lebanese sea captain was taken away by a group of armed men who landed on the coast of Batroun town north of Beirut and authorities said Saturday they were investigating whether Israel was involved.
Two Lebanese military officials confirmed to the Associated Press that a naval force landed in Batroun, about 30 kilometers (18 miles) north of Beirut, and abducted a Lebanese citizen. Neither gave the man’s identity or said whether he was thought to have links to Lebanon’s Hezbollah group. They did not confirm whether the armed men were an Israeli force.
