3 Syrian nationals kidnapped in Beirut

Three Syrians were kidnapped overnight by armed men in unlicensed cars in Lebanon's capital of Beirut, Lebanese English-language newspaper the Daily Star reported Friday. Idriss al-Sahn, the brother of two of the kidnapped, told the daily that his brothers Yassin and Mustafa, along with their friend, Issa al-Saleh, were kidnapped Thursday evening by armed members who belong to a local party. Yassin, 24, is a construction worker, and Mustafa, 26, an employee at a printing press, according to the report. Idriss immediately informed the Internal Security Forces and the Lebanese Army about the kidnapping. "We come from Al-Hasakah district in Syria. There are no protests there," Idriss told the English-language daily, adding that he and his brothers supported Syrian government. Four Syrian dissidents have been kidnapped in Lebanon since May.