The families of captive servicemen burned tires on Monday near the Grand Serail in Beirut’s Riad Solh Square after receiving threats from Islamist gunmen.

The relatives of the soldiers and policemen, who were taken hostage by al-Qaida-affiliate al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State group, said that they received a phone call from the abductors threatening to execute one of the soldiers.

They said that the execution threat will be implemented in the upcoming two days due to the government procrastination regarding a prisoners swap deal.

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