The relatives of the servicemen taken hostage by the Islamic State extremist group and al-Qaida-linked al-Nusra Front blocked the road in Beirut's Raouche area on Tuesday to protest the authorities' failure to release their loved ones.
“Our moves are escalatory and we don't mind heading to any location to put the spotlight on the file,” said one of the protesters.
They spray-painted the road, asking for the return of the captives.
“Have mercy on us,” one woman shouted. “The state should feel our pain.”
“It's been four to five months that no official has met us,” said another protester. “Let Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim hold talks with us.”
Ibrahim, who heads the General Security Department, is Lebanon's official negotiator. But his efforts, in addition to a Qatari mediation, have not yet yielded results.

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