Two suspicious men on motorbikes were stopped at a security checkpoint around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Qmatiyeh village, near the Druze stronghold mountain resort town of Aley, east of Beirut.
Upon being detained, one of the bearded men disobeyed the orders of the policemen and made a cell phone call. Shortly afterwards, around a hundred angry Hezbollah members surrounded the security force and freed the two men, the security sources added.
Hezbollah even recovered the bikes.
Local media had earlier said the two cyclists were arrested for failing to stop at the checkpoint.
They said police arrested them after a chase and that Hizbullah members in Qmatiyeh swiftly surrounded the security force and freed the cyclists.
Sources: Ya Libnan, Naharnet
Tags: Aley, Criminals, Hezbollah, Police, Security
