Syria Takes 114 Bodies of Arab Fighters
Hizbullah turned over the remains of 114 Syrian and Arab fighters to Syria on Wednesday, July 23, 2008, after receiving them as part of a prisoner swap with Israel last week. The coffins were taken from Beirut to the Masnaa border crossing in the eastern part of Syria. Hundreds of people gathered to attend the handover ceremony. The 114 bodies were among 190 handed over to Hizbullah in a prisoner exchange with Israel last week, which also saw the release of the last five Lebanese prisoners in Israel.