Unknown F0000019

Victims of other nationalities
Type of victim
  • Other foreign abductees
Nationality
Lebanon
Sex
Female
Age group when taken
Unknown
Below 18 when taken
Unknown
Occupation
Student at a vocational school
Type of occupaion
Student
Marital status
Single
Year of birth
Unknown
Place of residence
Beirut, Lebanon
Place of residence on map

Latitude: 33.8892827

Longitude: 35.4630825

Place of residence on map
Reason behind disappearance
  • Not elsewhere classified
Date when taken (additional note)
July 1978
Year when taken
1970s: 1978
Country where taken
Lebanon
Province where taken
Beirut
Region where taken on map

Latitude: 33.8892827

Longitude: 35.4630825

Region where taken on map
Place where taken
Beirut
Type of place where taken
Unknown
Description of disappearance
Siham Shraiteh and three other Lebanese women were offered a secretary position at a Japanese manufacturer of electric products. They boarded the plane and landed in Pyongyang after their transition via Athens, Belgrade and Moscow.
Country last identified
North Korea
Information on detention
No
Additional description

In 1979, two of the four abducted women were taken to Belgrade to contact their families. They were both able to escape and get help from the Kuwaiti Embassy.