Tensions on the streets of Beirut after family members say Syrian rebels kidnapped at least 13 Lebanese Shi'ite men in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.<br/> <br />They say a bus carrying the men was stopped by the Free Syrian Army as it crossed the Turkish border to Syria on the way back from a pilgrimage in Iran.<br/> <br />Now they are calling for their release<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) RELATIVE OF LEBANESE MAN SAID TO BE KIDNAPPED IN SYRIA, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We call on the Syrian army and the officials for their release. These people were going for a pilgrimage. We call on them to release them. We have always been one people who love each other, so please release these men.''<br/> <br />The anger spilled into the night.<br/> <br />The kidnappings underscores how far Syria is from finding a way out of the chaos and bloodshed that has marked the uprising against Assad. A U.N. peace plan hopes to resolve the situation in Syria through talks based on a ceasefire -- that has yet to take hold.<br/> <br />Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters
