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| Lebanon Justice minister: 745 Lebanese missing in Syria |
| 2008-08-23 |
| Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar said in a television interview that Lebanon is asking for revealing the fate of 745 citizens missing in Syria. These citizens are divided into two main categories, convicts and kidnap victims. Najjar said. The justice ministry should handle the convicts' issue, he said. Najjar, however, did not say which department should follow up on the issue of kidnap victims. Najjar's classification is the first by a Lebanese government official of the issue related to the fate of Lebanese citizens held in Syrian jails. Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said Wednesday some Lebanese citizens were kidnapped by the Syrian army and allied militias in Lebanon. The kidnapped citizens were taken to the neighboring country during the 30 years of Syrian military deployment in Lebanon, Geagea added. |
| Posted by:Fred |