Report: Turkish Pilots' Kidnappers Professionals, Not Relatives of Aazaz Abductees
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Initial reports in the kidnapping of the two Turkish pilots have found out that the abductors are professionals and not amateurs, reported the daily An Nahar on Sunday.
It explained that the high level of professionalism in the operation indicates that the captors are not relatives of the Lebanese pilgrims held in Syria's Aazaz region.
The kidnapping raised questions over the efficiency of the security measures taken at the airport seeing as the Turkish Airlines pilots were abducted at a distance of less than 200 meters from Rafik Hariri International Airport.
The kidnappers would have had to monitor the arrival time of the pilots' plane and set up the ambush in the busy airport area without being detected, added the daily.
Observers questioned how the assailants set up the fake checkpoint, changed the course of traffic along the airport highway, and carried out the abduction out in the open, reported An Nahar.
“How is that the kidnappers knew the complete details of the Turkish Airlines flight and the exact time that its crew needed to arrive at the airport, leave the premises, and get to the ambush?” they asked.
Investigations are so far focusing on the telephone calls conducted before the landing of the plane, it stated.
A Turkish pilot and co-pilot were kidnapped by gunmen on Friday.
Six gunmen intercepted a van carrying the Turkish Airlines employees from Rafik Hariri International Airport to a hotel in the Ain Mreisseh seafront at dawn Friday, kidnapping the two pilots - Murat Akpinar and Murat Agca - but leaving the four other crew members behind.
The attack prompted Turkey to issue a travel warning urging its citizens to avoid unnecessary travel to Lebanon and those already present in the country to leave.
The relatives of the pilgrims held in Aazaz were quick to deny having any links to the abduction.
Eleven pilgrims were kidnapped in Syria's Aleppo region in May 2012 as they were making their way back to Lebanon by land from pilgrimage in Iran.
Two of them have since been released, while the rest remain in Aazaz.
Their relatives have held Turkey responsible for their ongoing abduction.
They have repeatedly vowed to take action against Turkish interests in Lebanon in order to pressure Ankara to release the captives.
11 August 2013, 08:48
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God Bless the Islamic Secular Resistance aka HA (Hussain Army) for the highly professional and well co-ordinated operation that resulted in the glorious kidnapping of 2 takfiri Turkish pilots from Ali Khamanei International Airport ( formerly known as Rafik Harriri International Airport). The operation showed how complete co-ordination between the LAF ( The incident happened 50 meters away from the Army checkpoint), The General Security at Khamanei Airport, and the Resistance can safeguard our beloved Lebanon. The Turks must know that We, the Shia of Ali Ibn Taleb will never rest unless and until all our blessed pilgrims are released. BTW, the families of the pilgrims knew nothing about this operation, but had they known they would have blessed it! Tfehhhh
11 August 2013, 08:59
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“How is that the kidnappers knew the complete details of the Turkish Airlines flight and the exact time that its crew needed to arrive at the airport, leave the premises, and get to the ambush?” they asked.
Easy, ask Major General Abbas Ibrahim and his clan at the airport. How did the HA assassins knew of Gebran Tueni and Wisam Hassan arrival? Same answer...... I agree with RFT, this airport from its porters to its security is no longer a lebanese airport. It is owned and operated by HA and Iran.
11 August 2013, 09:13
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Hitman-for-hire sort of thing maybe ? Might be the case given that this hostage situation dates back to a year.
11 August 2013, 09:13
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this terrorist Iranian militia is driving Lebanon into the dark ages.
there is a need to uproot them for good.
11 August 2013, 09:18
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Another nail in the coffin for Lebanese tourism, the little that is left of it...
11 August 2013, 09:21
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We all know how important Control over the the airport Security and surveillence has been and still is for Hezbolllah. Demonstrated in may 2008 when the government at the time tried to correct things.
Heres an example of the situation at the airport..
https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/reportsfeatures/the_power_play_at_the_beirut_airport
11 August 2013, 09:25
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Again, if a group tried to kidnap an Iranian in the same area, how long would it take for the army or Security forces to capture those behind it. When theres a will theres a way...
11 August 2013, 19:57
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Lots of good questions raised in this article, the answer is one "HA" .... the most professional terror organization.
11 August 2013, 20:18
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I think HA should declare war on Turkey and liberate Istanbul, Ankara, and Mersin and beyond and beyond !!
11 August 2013, 20:55
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we should have the fsa kidnap the relatives of the kidnapped--we don't need these kind of scum in this country.
the fsa may be a problem, but the kind of behavior these people portray is more deplorable. again, they were kidnapped in SYRIA--why aren't they in front of the syrian embassy?
