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Lebanon army says prevented abduction of Syrian refugees

By REUTERS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 12:01

BEIRUT - Lebanese forces foiled an attempted kidnapping of Syrian refugees in north Lebanon linked to the fighting in neighboring Syria, the army said on Monday.

Abductions of Syrians and other foreigners are a growing concern in Lebanon, where a local clan kidnapped 20 Syrians and a Turkish businessman in retaliation for one of their relatives taken hostage by Syrian rebels in Damascus.

Lebanese forces were on high alert on Sunday that an abduction might take place near the port city of Tripoli and eventually stopped the perpetrators in the act, an army statement said. Twelve people were arrested.

The Lebanese army said the would-be kidnapping targeted Syrian refugees sympathetic to foes of Syrian President Bashar Assad, who is fighting an almost 18-month-old uprising.

"After a heated pursuit we were able to get our hands on a gang of six, and from there the armed forces were able to arrest three more people in the Bahsas-Tripoli area, who were captured as they tried to arrest someone from the Syrian opposition," the army statement said. Three more were detained after questioning.

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