Lebanon kidnappings rise amid Syria war

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

BEIRUT -- For nearly three weeks, kidnappers held Lebanese pharmacist Wissam Khatib, threatening to kill him and his children if his family didn't pay a ransom of tens of thousands of dollars.

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