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Name: Melbourne man held in Syrian prison for 40 years
Uploaded: 2024-12-11T08:23:02.598Z
Duration: 2 min 47 s
Description: SBS can reveal an Australian citizen is believed to be among those still stuck in a Syrian prison, after he was taken from his family's village in Lebanon. Adel Al Deeb's family say he was abducted by Syrian forces in December 1984, aged 36 years, fearing the now 76-year-old is being held in the notorious Sadnaya prison in Damascus.

Melbourne man held in Syrian prison for 40 years

Published 11 December 2024, 7:56 am

SBS can reveal an Australian citizen is believed to be among those still stuck in a Syrian prison, after he was taken from his family's village in Lebanon. Adel Al Deeb's family say he was abducted by Syrian forces in December 1984, aged 36 years, fearing the now 76-year-old is being held in the notorious Sadnaya prison in Damascus.

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