Two Turkish airline pilots were kidnapped in Beirut by members of the Zuwwar al-Imam Ali al-Reda, which demanded that nine Lebanese pilgrims kidnapped by Syrian rebels in Aleppo last year be released. Security forces arrested two Palestinians and a Syrian who were headed to the northeastern town of Arsal from Syria; arms and an explosive belt were confiscated. Thousands of Syrian refugees and rebel fighters have moved across the border to Arsal over the past two years.
