Armenian Foreign Ministry announced the names of the kidnapped Armenians

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 30, ARMENPRESS: Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms the information about 10 passengers of the bus kidnapped on Beirut-Aleppo way on October 29, 7 Armenians among them. The names of the 5 kidnapped have been already identified. Tigran Balayan the spokesman of Armenian MFA reported the names of the captured: Karo Pampalian, Arsen Aroian, Levon Zeitunian, Bashar and George Rabat.

In his turn Jirair Reisian informed about the 6th Armenian, named Koko whose surname hasn’t been clarified yet. According to Reisian, works are being carried out for their safe return to Aleppo. There is some information about Assyrian and Kurdish among them. Reisian also denied the information about the ransom.

Armed opposition gang had stopped Beirut-Aleppo bus and kidnapped 10 passengers of it on October 29. According to some unofficial sources opposition urged the government to exchange their 150 fellows with the 10 captured.