Security sources told LBCI on Wednesday that there
is a close link between Tuesday’s Arsal incident and the kidnappers of Lebanese
hostages.
One of the negotiating parties is seeking to meet
the kidnappers’ demand to smuggle arms into Syria, the sources added.
PM Najib Mikati will head for Turkey at 5:00 p.m. to follow up on the issue of the 11 Lebanese hostages in
Syria.
In this context, the advisor of the Turkish president,
Irshad Hormuzlu, confirmed to LBCI that there is no new development regarding
the case of Lebanese hostages, adding “we did not take part in negotiations; we
just exerted some good efforts in this regard.”
LBCI learned that the Lebanese hostages are now
divided into two groups, adding that the Syrian intelligence has detained some relatives
of the second group’s kidnappers in order to pressure the abductors to release
the captives.
Sources on Wednesday have confirmed
to LBCI that the case of the Lebanese abductees is now in the hands of the Turkish
intelligence.
Minister of Health Ali
Hassan Khalil also said that calls regarding the release efforts for the
Lebanese detainees have accelerated in the past hours.
It has been 9 days since the
abduction occurred.