Hezbollah militia has arrested at least 240 people from the besieged neighborhoods of Homs in response to killing of 14 militants in al-Waer neighborhood and seizing 8 corpses two days ago, source told Zaman Alwasl.
Activists assured that Hezbollah officials refused to free the hostages until getting back the 8 corpses.
Most abductees were employees and students arrested at checkpoints controlled by Iran proxy during their return home.
The reconciliation committee which trying to solve the ‘crisis’ said Hezbollah had refused any mediation by Assad’s security officials, quoting as saying ‘’we need the corpses, whatever the cost.’’
The Syrian city of Homs, dubbed "the capital of the revolution" by rebels, has been a key flashpoint since the early days of the three-year-old revolt against Assad.
The rebel areas, which include the Old City, have been under choking army siege for more than 650 days.
Homs has long been a key flashpoint. Early in the uprising which broke out in March 2011, thousands of people protested regularly in the city center.
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