BEIRUT. – Lebanese Armenian George Tamazian, who was recently kidnapped in Lebanon, has been released.

Shahan Kandaharian, Editor-in-Chief of Lebanon’s Aztag Armenian daily, told the above-said to Armenian News-NEWS.am.

In his words, the law enforcement agencies succeeded in having the Lebanese citizen released even without ransom.

“[But] there is no political matter here. The kidnapping was not connected with George Tamazian’s nationality; the matter solely had a monetary nature,” Kandaharian noted.    

As reported earlier, unidentified gunmen in Lebanon recently kidnapped Lebanese Armenian George Tamazian. The kidnapping victim’s brother, Ara Tamazian, had informed that the he had received a message from the kidnappers, who had asked for a $50,000 ransom.