Turkish security team in Lebanon for talks on abducted pilots

A team from Turkish secret service is discussing with Lebanese officials in Beirut the possible release of the two Turkish pilots who were abducted on Friday, the Anadolu Agency reported on Wednesday. The delegation held talks with Lebanese Minister of Interior Marwan Sharbal on the efforts of the Lebanese security services to indentify the whereabouts of the two hostages. The talks followed reports that the Lebanon Domestic Intelligence Unit identified the captors of the two pilots of the Turkish Airlines. Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoglu has warned against the negative impacts of the incident on the bilateral ties. He called, in a phone call with his Lebanese counterpart Adnan Mansour, for safe release of the hostages as soon as possible.