Families of Aazaz Abductees Visit Tombs of Hariri, Hasan with March 14 Youths
A delegation from the families of the Lebanese abductees in Syria's Aleppo on Tuesday visited the tombs of slain former premier Rafik Hariri and Intelligence Bureau chief Maj. Gen. Wissam al-Hasan in downtown Beirut, escorted by members of March 14's youth organizations and parents of Lebanese in Syrian prisons.
"Rafik Hariri transformed Lebanon from a war zone into the dream country every ones wishes to have,” said Mahdi Zgheib on behalf of the group.
Zgheib added that the purpose of this visit was to eliminate feuds in order to peacefully come out of this critical phase.
"If protesting in front of the Syrian embassy would serve our cause, we will certainly do so as a next step,” expressed Adham Ali Zgheib, whose father was abducted in the neighboring country.
Eleven Lebanese Shiite pilgrims were kidnapped by an armed group calling itself the Northern Storm Brigade in the Aleppo town of Aazaz on May 22 as they were returning home from a pilgrimage in Iran.
One abductee was released in August in what his captors said was a “goodwill” gesture while Awad Ibrahim was released in September.
The delegation then marched alongside members of March 14 towards Riad al-Solh square where a symbolic seminar took place.
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