Turkish citizen Tufan Tekin who was taken as a hostage in Lebanon was released Tuesday night.

Turkish citizen Tufan Tekin who was taken as a hostage in Lebanon was released Tuesday night.

Tekin arrived to the General Secuirty headquarter in Beirut, where he was recieved by Head of the General Security Abbas Ibrahim and Minister of Interior Marwan Charbel.

The released hostage was handed to the Turkish Ambassador in Lebanon Anan Qzelitz and will take off to his country within a couple of hours.