Brother of Abducted Lebanese Cameraman in Syria Demands to Know his Fate
George Kassab, the brother of a Lebanese cameraman who disappeared in Syria, said on Thursday that the Lebanese authorities isn't seeking to reveal the fate of Samir.
“Should we start burning tires?” George wondered in comments to Free Lebanon radio.
He called on officials and President Michel Suleiman to return Samir back to his family safe.
“It's not the first time that Samir travels to Syria or Turkey to cover the developments in the two countries,” George pointed out.
He told the radio station that Samir was kidnapped along with Abu Dhabi-based Sky News Arabia crew in a town that is an hour-far from Aleppo.
Three-crew members, Kassab along with reporter Ishak Moctar, a Mauritanian national and a Syrian driver whose name is being withheld at his family's request, were on an assignment in northern Syria when the Sky News lost contact with them on Tuesday morning.
The team was covering the humanitarian aspects of the Syrian conflict, the channel's head, Nart Bouran, said.
"We will continue to make every effort to contact them and to ensure their safe return so that they can continue their vital work.”
The conflict has been difficult to cover since it erupted with an uprising against President Bashar Assad in March 2011.
International press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) describes Syria as currently the world's most dangerous country for journalists to work in. Since the conflict began in March 2011, RSF has recorded the deaths of 25 journalists and 26 citizen journalists.
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