Syrian Teens Released after 36 Hours of Captivity

The security forces succeeded on Tuesday in releasing the two Syrian teenagers who were kidnapped on Monday, reported the National News Agency.

They were released after the kidnappers received $1 million in ransom, reported Voice of Lebanon radio.

Baraa and Ali Izzeddine were released in the Bekaa town of Brital after 36 hours of captivity, said MTV.

The teenagers are still in the custody of the security forces, stated NNA.

The two Syrians were kidnapped from their home in the area of Karak near the eastern city of Zahle at dawn Monday, their mother claimed.

Jumana Izzeddine, a Syrian national, told security forces that several armed men broke into her house and kidnapped her sons Baraa, 16, and Ali, 14.

According to Voice of Lebanon radio station (93.3), she also told the police that the kidnappers robbed her of $30,000 and 1 million Syrian liras in cash.

Later in the day, the Lebanese army carried out raids in the Bekaa town of Brital after the mother received a phone call from a Syrian mobile number asking for a 3-million-dollar ransom.