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Families And Friends Welcome 32 Years Syrian Prisoner Back Home, Describe Years Spent In Prison As ‘Black.’

Families And Friends Welcome 32 Years Syrian Prisoner Back Home, Describe Years Spent In Prison As ‘Black.’

Suheil Hamwi spent 32 years in a Syrian prison, and now, after an offensive by insurgents that toppled the government of Bashar Assad, he’s finally returned to his home in Lebanon.In 1992, Hamwi worked as a merchant, selling various goods in the town of Chekka in northern Lebanon. On the night of Eid il-Burbara, or Saint Barbara’s Day — a...