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Relatives of abducted Lebanese Shiite Muslim pilgrims kidnapped in northern Syria react after hearing the news of their release on May 25, 2012 in the Beirut southern suburb of Bir al-Abed. The 13 pilgrims arrived in Turkey after being set free by their Syrian kidnappers, Lebanese Health Minister Ali Hassan Khalil said while a private plane owned by former billionaire prime minister Saad Hariri was preparing to fly the pilgrims home, his Future News television reported. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID