Syrian #rebels kidnap rejected presidential hopeful
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Syrian rebels from the southern province of #Daraa have kidnapped a presidential hopeful whose bid was turned down by the constitutional court, according to an online video distributed Tuesday. The video shows three armed, bearded rebels wearing fatigues in a room with Mohammed Kanaan, a military officer who had registered to run in June 3 elections that are widely expected to return President Bashar al-Assad to power. In a video filmed by the rebel brigade and distributed online by opposition media activists, he is shown wearing a suit, seated on an armchair. read more