The Daily Star - Syrians kidnap 2 Lebanese farmers from north Lebanon border village, May 31 2012

BEIRUT: Two unidentified Syrians kidnapped Wednesday two Lebanese farmers in the border town of Abboudieh, north Lebanon, Lebanese security sources told The Daily Star.

The two farmers, identified as Mohammad Yassine al-Meree and Hamdan Mahdi Mohammad, were working on agricultural land when the two Syrians approached them and the snatched them before entering Syria.

The reasons for the kidnapping were unclear.

Following the news of the abduction, relatives of the two farmers blocked roads in Abboudieh in protest and urged the government to help release them.

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