The Lebanese Army: The US plane at Rayak airport is on a routine mission and did not carry US journalist Tice

The Lebanese army on Friday denied information circulating about the transfer of a US plane to a US journalist suspected of being detained in Syria from one of Lebanon’s military airports, indicating that the plane was on a “routine” mission. .

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The army command said in a statement that “the US military plane that arrived at the Rayak military airport in Bekaa, was on a routine mission with a US team that was coming to train some military units, and it finished its mission and left without carrying to the American journalist Austin Tice, contrary to what was reported. “

According to press reports, the arrival of a US military plane at Rayak military airport raised questions about the transfer of the US journalist detained in Syria, Austin Tice, as part of a mediation led by the Lebanese Director General of Public Security Abbas Ibrahim.

Major General Ibrahim visited Washington last month and met with US officials, where he discussed the fate of the Americans detained in Syria.

And Major General Abbas Ibrahim last year contributed to efforts to secure the release of Canadian Christian Lee Baxter and American Sam Goodwin, who were also detained in Syria.

Source: Newsletter

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