(Adds army statement on arrests) BEIRUT, Oct 28 (Reuters) -
Leba**n is negotiating
with Sunni
militants to
prevent the
killing of two
captured soldiers, the country's health minister told Reuters on Tuesday. Wael Abu Faour would **t say which group he was talking
with but both Islamic State and al Qaeda's Syria wing, the Nusra Front, have
captured Lebanese soldiers. Three have been killed. "We received a specific request from the kidnappers in exchange for halting the execution of the
soldiers ... Matters are going in a positive direction," he said, without giving details on the demand. ...
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