ONE ETHNIC ARMENIAN KIDNAPPED, ANOTHER TAKEN PRISONER IN SYRIA

NEWS | 24.01.13 | 13:41

Reports from Syria say at least two ethnic Armenians have been
kidnapped or taken prisoner amid a continuing civil war in this Middle
Eastern country.

According to the National Primacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church,
a 56-year-old Armenian man was kidnapped from the public transport
on his way from Aleppo to Beirut yesterday.

An earlier report said a Syrian Army conscript of Armenian descent
had been captured by a group of rebels. The serviceman identified
as Hakob Tujian, 23, was kidnapped together with 50 pro-governmental
army soldiers and generals.

The captors reportedly issued a statement saying the prisoners would
be questioned and based on their testimony and responsibility for
committing crimes would be punished.

Last year seven Armenians were kidnapped in Syria while travelling
from Beirut to Aleppo. Later two of them were released for ransom. The
fate of the other five remains unknown.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress