Gunmen freed six Syrians and a Lebanese on Tuesday, following the release of another Lebanese man kidnapped in the same region, a security official told AFP. The day before, a Lebanese captured by the same gunmen was released in a conciliatory gesture to start the hostage exchange process.
2 Lebanese detained over smuggling arms to Syria
Two Lebanese men were detained on suspicion of smuggling arms into Syria through the Bekaa town of Arsal. Military judge Imad al-Zein questioned the two, who were identified by their first names as Wael and Bahaa, and subsequently issued an order authorizing their continued detention .