Members of Hezbollah attacked and kidnapped a police officer in south Beirut on Thursday, marking the second attack on Lebanese police by Hezbollah in as many days, security sources reported.On Wednesday Hezbollah forcefully freed two suspicious detainees, by surrounding the police with a mob of 100 angry Hezbollah forces, threatening to attack the policemen unless the two bearded men were immediately released.
The sources said the police officer was investigating an illegal construction site in the suburb of Ghadir when he was beaten up by two local residents.
Hizbullah members drove in, kidnapped the officer and whisked him to a Hizbullah office where he was illegally interrogated by Party officials on activities of the police force.
The officer told his superiors later Hizbullah officials set him free only because he is Shiite.