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Families of kidnapped Lebanese pilgrims convey warning to Qatar

10 August 2012 19:31 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. The spokesman of the families of the 11 Lebanese pilgrims abducted in Syria in May conveyed Friday a warning message to the Qatari authorities, threatening to turn the Qatari citizens in Lebanon to "guests" in case the issue is not solved, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

Sheikh Abbas Zogheib, who has also been tasked by the Higher Islamic Shiite Council of Lebanon to follow up the case, urged Doha to cooperate to resolve the case during a sit-in in front of the Qatari embassy in Beirut.

A total of 11 Lebanese pilgrims were kidnapped in Syrian northern Aleppo province in May while returning from a religious visit to the holy sites in Iran.

"Qatar is concerned with ending this humanitarian issue and should understand our peaceful message, or its citizens will be our guests," Zogheib said.

Zogheib has previously conveyed a similar message to the Turkish authorities on Monday as the families of the kidnapped Lebanese believe that Qatar and Turkey have a say with the abductors and are able to end the "tragedy" soon.