A female relative embraces one of the nine newly released Lebanese hostages, who were held by rebels in northern Syria, upon their arrival at Beirut international airport, October 19, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
BEIRUT/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Two kidnapped Turkish pilots arrived in Istanbul after leaving Lebanon on Saturday and nine Lebanese hostages freed from Syria landed in Beirut, completing a hostage exchange after months of uncertainty.
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan greeted the Turkish Airlines pilots on the tarmac as they disembarked from a Qatar Airways jet and were met with cheers from family members.
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