Israeli forces arrest two Syrians from the Golan
Syria-Israel, Politics, 4/17/2000

The Israeli occupation forces broke into the Syrian town of Majdal Shams and detained two of its citizens, on the fall of the annual celebrations to be held by the Syrians of the Golan on the occasion of the Evacuation Day. The celebration will be held today.

Syrian citizen Saleh al-Saleh said that Israeli policemen and border guards broke into his house and arrested his son Wahib (36) and took him and his friend Sadeq al-Qidmani (27) to a prison in Akka.

Al-Saleh stressed that the citizens of the village will organize today a march marking Syria's Independence Day anniversary. He continued that a judge at an Israeli court in Akka gave orders for the arrest of the two men without giving any explanation of the arrest.

Previous Stories:
  Syrians of the Golan celebrate the March revolution anniversary   (3/10/2000)
  Inhabitants of Golan clash with the occupation troops   (2/15/2000)
  Syria, Israel work for a settlement for Israel's withdrawal from the Golan   (1/18/2000)

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