Families of Abducted Pilgrims Prevent Syrians from Working for Third-Day in a Row

The families of the abducted pilgrims in the Syrian town of Aazaz, who vowed to prevent Syrians from working in their neighborhoods, went ahead with their escalatory measures on Tuesday for the third day in a row.

The families of the remaining 9 men prevented Syrian nationals from practicing their professions in the areas of Burj al-Barajneh, Tehwitat al-Ghadir and Hay al-Sellom in Beirut's southern suburbs.

The state-run National News Agency also reported that Syrians, who are driving vans in those areas, where also prevented from picking up passengers.

The families vowed to continue their endeavors on Wednesday in the Choueifat region.

Eleven Lebanese pilgrims were kidnapped by armed rebels in Syria's Aleppo province in May 2012 on their way back home by land from Iran.

Since then, two of them have been released, while the remaining nine are held in the town of Aazaz in Aleppo.

Their new tactic started last week after scores of protesters closed down Syrian-owned shops in Hay el-Sellom also in the suburbs.

On Tuesday, the relatives of the nine pilgrims stopped the Syrian laborers from entering factories and shops in Tiro area in Choueifat.