(dailynewyorknews) – A student in Ohio, was born missing for three weeks after being detained by Syrian authorities was released, his family said Wednesday.

Syrian government launched 21 years his father Mzaik Obada Wednesday night, said his uncle, Firas Nashef. Mzaik was detained after the flight from Detroit to Damascus on January 3 Nashef said.

“We are delighted he is back with his family, and we are grateful for the community to show their support for the family during the difficult days,” said Nashef in a statement on behalf of the family. No further details has been published.

Mzaik is a dual US-Syrian who has been studying civil engineering at a private university in the Syrian capital, said his uncle. Born in Columbus, but moved with his family in Syria as a child.

Mzaik had enrolled in a seasonal program at a university in Michigan, the community and plans to study a master in the United States, Nashef said. He had to fly to Damascus with his younger brother to visit relatives and get ready for the new semester starts when he was detained for questioning by security guards, said Nashef, a dentist in the Detroit suburb of Farmington Hills.

His brother was released soon, but Mzaik was arrested for questioning over – the second arrest by the security forces in mid-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, according to his uncle.

Nashef said his nephew was arrested last summer and held for 37 days for “distributing brochures about the revolution,” and his family feared the worst after being arrested again.

The U.S. State Department said Tuesday he was trying to confirm the well-being and place Mzaik. There was no immediate reaction to the release of news.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/25/us/syria-missing-american/index.html?hpt=us_c2