2 or 3 of Aazaz detainees to be released soon

   
Sources told LBCI on Tuesday that 2 or 3 of the Lebanese hostages in Aazaz will be released soon in exchange for the release of women detained by the Syrian regime.              

This as the relatives of the hostages had met with the General Director of General Security Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim to discuss this issue.              

Eleven Lebanese pilgrims were kidnapped on their way back from Iran by insurgents hoping to use them for a prisoner swap on the 22nd of May. Only two have so far been released.                 

Their families have vowed to continue their movements until all their loved ones have returned home "safe and sound".                                       

They accuse Ankara of sponsoring the kidnapping and the Lebanese government of inaptness in this regard.                                        

Over the past month they also held major demonstrations in Martyrs Square before the Turkish Airline Offices whereby they announced that they would be calling for the boycott of all Turkish products in Lebanon since "Lebanon imports a billion dollars’ worth of products from Ankara on a yearly basis."                          

They have also prevented Syrian workers from opening shop in areas across the Southern Suburbs of Beirut, mainly Hay el-Sellom.