Lebanese pilgrims to remain in #turkey until Syrian prisoners released
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The nine Lebanese Shia pilgrims reportedly freed by their rebel captors in northern #syria have been transferred to Turkey and will only go home if some 200 prisoners are released from Syrian jails, officials said. The pilgrims were among 11 abducted in May 2012 by the western-backed Northern Storm Brigade as they were heading home by road following a visit to holy sites in Iran. Two were later released. Officials in #Lebanon and Turkey said they were released on Friday in a deal that could (...)