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| Families of Abducted Pilgrims Warn Turks Could Become their 'Guests' |
| 2012-08-08 |
| [An Nahar] The families of 11 Lebanese pilgrims kidnapped in Syria threatened on Tuesday that Turkish citizens would become "guests" in Leb if Ankara does not make serious efforts to set the abductees free. Sheikh Abbas Zgheib, who has been tasked by the Higher Islamic Shiite Council to follow up the case, told several TV stations that Lebanese authorities hadn't done enough to guarantee the release of the kidnapped pilgrims. "We hope that we reach the solution that everyone is after," he said. But he warned that "the families will do what is necessary" after saying that Turkey and Qatar should pressure the abductors to "end the tragedy." "If the issue isn't resolved soon, the Turks will be our guests," he said in a thinly veiled threat that Turkish nationals could be kidnapped. |
| Posted by:Fred |