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The Imam and Preacher of the Jabal Al-Rahma Mosque in the eastern city of Bayda, Sheikh Khalid Othman Seheib, was abducted on Wednesday

Local sources said gunmen loyal to Dignity Operation abducted him while leaving the mosque after the prayer. The kidnappers fired shots in the air in celebration of his abduction.

Sheikh Seheib managed to escape a previous kidnapping attempt in November 2014 from the same mosque. Since the beginning of the so-called Dignity operation, Bayda city witnessed numerous abductions of soldiers, employees, activists and sheikhs.

The fate of abductees remains unknown up to this moment.

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