BEIRUT: One of the kidnappers holding 11 Lebanese pilgrims in Syria denied Sunday reports that the men would be released before the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Several of the kidnapped blamed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah and the Lebanese government for delaying their release. Abu Ibrahim, an opposition leader in the Syrian province of Aleppo holding the men, said, “it is possible that they will be released,” but added that reports on the imminent release of two Lebanese were incorrect. Speaking to Al-Mayadeen television channel by telephone, Abu Ibrahim reiterated that all the kidnapped pilgrims were in good health, describing them as guests in Syria. [Link]