The family
of Lebanese citizen Hassan Salim al-Meqdad confirmed that he was detained by
the Free Syrian Army, LBC television reported on Tuesday.
According
to LBC, Meqdad’s family said that “he has been residing in Syria for around 18
months for work.”
The family
threatened to "take escalating measures" in case Meqdad was not
released, LBC added.
Al-Arabiya
television reported on Monday that the FSA detained in Damascus Lebanese national
Hassan Salim al-Meqdad, “a member of Hezbollah.”
However,
the Shiite party issued a statement on Tuesday morning denying that Meqdad was
one of its members.
In May, 11 Shiite pilgrims were abducted in
Syria’s Aleppo while returning from a pilgrimage in Iran. Later in the month, a
previously unknown armed group calling itself the "Syrian
Revolutionaries—Aleppo Province" said that it was holding the group, while the Free
Syrian Army had repeatedly denied its involvement in the abduction.http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=427626#
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