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SYRIAN REBEL GROUP SAYS HOLDING 11 LEBANESE PILGRIMS HOSTAGE
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 1, 2012 - 12:27 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A previously unknown Syrian rebel group says it's
holding 11 Lebanese Shiite pilgrims kidnapped in Syria, AP reported.
The pilgrims were abducted on May 22, after crossing into Syria from
Turkey on their way to Lebanon.
The group calling itself Syrian Rebels in Aleppo said in a statement
obtained by Al-Jazeera TV that the hostages are in good health.
The statement included photographs said to be of the hostages and
their passports. Al-Jazeera, which aired the photos Thursday night,
did not say how it obtained the statement. Its authenticity could
not be independently verified.
The group claimed five hostages were members of the militant Hezbollah
group and demanded its leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah apologize
for saying last week the kidnapping would not change his group's
pro-Syrian stance.
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 1, 2012 - 12:27 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A previously unknown Syrian rebel group says it's
holding 11 Lebanese Shiite pilgrims kidnapped in Syria, AP reported.
The pilgrims were abducted on May 22, after crossing into Syria from
Turkey on their way to Lebanon.
The group calling itself Syrian Rebels in Aleppo said in a statement
obtained by Al-Jazeera TV that the hostages are in good health.
The statement included photographs said to be of the hostages and
their passports. Al-Jazeera, which aired the photos Thursday night,
did not say how it obtained the statement. Its authenticity could
not be independently verified.
The group claimed five hostages were members of the militant Hezbollah
group and demanded its leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah apologize
for saying last week the kidnapping would not change his group's
pro-Syrian stance.