The relatives of abducted soldiers and policemen briefly blocked on Monday several roads in the capital Beirut to demand the judiciary to lift sanctions against several Islamist inmates after jihadists threatened to start killing the captives.

The families blocked Beirut’s Saifi road and near the port by setting tires on fire.

The relatives had vowed earlier to escalate their measures, setting tires on fire near their protest site in Beirut’s Riad al-Solh square.

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