NNA - LAF Intelligence oversaw Thursday in Baalbek a hostage exchange deal between the Syrian village of Assal al-Ward and Lebanese village Brital, reported NNA correspondent.
Two Lebanese brothers, Ali Abbas Ismail and Hassan Abbas Ismail were released at dawn Thursday, and the Syrians Bilal Makhlouf, Mohamad Omar and Mohammad Shaddad.
The fate of Saleh Boutros Turkieh, brother-in-law of the two Lebanese brothers, taken hostage with them, is not yet known.
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