בנסיבות לא ברורות כניראה שמספר אנשי חיזבאללה מבין ה11 שהיו בין החטופים נמלטו משוביהם.

2 of the 11 Lebanese kidnapped in Syria freed, LBC AUGUST 4, 2012 ⋅ 2:17 PM ⋅ POST A COMMENT FILED UNDER ASSAD, HEZBOLLAH, HOSTAGES, IRAN, LEBANESE, LEBANON, PILGRIMS, SHIITES, SYRIA, TURKEY Several of the 11 Lebanese who were kidnapped in Syria in May have escaped their captors, according to unconfirmed reports by Arab media. Lebanon’s LBCI reported based on its own sources that an armed group had raided the place where the 11 pilgrims were being held which led to the fleeing of two members of the group and wounding one one of their abductors, Abu Ibrahim. Lebanon’s Al-Jadeed TV, quoting sources from the Syrian opposition confirming LBCI report Earlier, LBCI said there was information that several members of the group of pilgrims fled their captors amid shelling that targeted the place where they were being held. It said information indicated that the captors had taken the remaining kidnapped men to an undisclosed location.

מנהיג החוטפים בהודעה לתקשורת "כל ה11 עדיין בידינו"

"ال. بي. سي.": قائد المجموعة الخاطفة أبو ابراهيم أكّد للأهالي أن المخطوفين اللبنانيين الأحد عشر ما زالوا في عهدته

מוקדם יותר היום נמסר מידע לא מבוסס שרק חטוף אחד הצליח להמלט אך נלכד כעבור כמה שעות.,הבריחה התבצעה בשעה שגורם לא ידוע הפציץ את האתר שבו נמצאים החטופים.