A number of Lebanese citizens blocked the Beirut International Airport
Wednesday night as LAF members deployed in efforts to contain the situation.
Consequently
an Air France aircraft changed its course from its landing destination (Beirut)
to Jordan as a result of the protests.
These protests came in light of conflicting reports on the death of the 11 Lebanese
abductees held in Syria. The death were said to be caused by a Syrian Air
Forces attack
on Aazaz, Aleppo. The attacks, according to the sources were conducted
via MiG 20 aircrafts. Head of the media office pertaining to kidnapping
mastermind Abu Ibrahim, Mohammad Nour, confirmed that three other
families were also killed in the area, with dozens wounded.
On "Abu
Ibrahim", it was also confirmed that he was killed alongside the detainees in Aleppo.
Pictures soon emerged of the wounded being taken into Turkish hospitals.
A local doctor in Azaz said 30 people were killed and dozens wounded when a government fighter jet bombarded the town where Syrian rebels were holding 11 Lebanese hostages.
"The building they (the hostages) were in was hit ... We were able to remove seven from the wreckage. They are wounded, and some of the injuries are serious," rebel commander Ahmed Ghazali said.
The Rebel Media Office in Aazaz later said that 7 of the 11 Lebanese detainees are fine, 4 remain missing.
Mona Termos, the wife of detainee Ali Termos stated her support for the
Mokdad family. She placed the responsibility on former PM
Saad Hariri, MP Okab Sakr, and MP Khaled Daher alongside the March 14
Camp, and
Turkey for the fate of the 11 Lebanese abductees in Syria amid reports
of their
deaths.
For his part, the Ambassador of the
World Organization for Human Rights in Lebanon earlier announced that the ICRC
was trying to reach the injured Lebanese abductees in Turkey, holding both
the Lebanese and Turkish governments responsible for what is happening.
Families of the Lebanese abductees then called
for the immediate expulsion of the Qatari, Turkish and Saudi Ambassadors from
Lebanon.
Conflicting reports soon emerged on the well being of the hostages. While some reports stated that Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour was assured of the well being of the abductees health by his Turkish counterpart, Mansour denied those claims live through LBCI.
The
eleven Lebanese pilgrims were kidnapped on their way back from Iran by
insurgents hoping to use them for a prisoner swap on the 20th of May.