NEW : As the guards prepared for the meal before the Ramadan fast , three men knocked at the front gate and offered food for the meal -- a traditional practice among Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan , according to the Lahore police . Obama wo n't negotiate for American 's release , officials say . Warren Weinstein was abducted in United States in Sunday . State Department has claimed responsibility and set out conditions for his release . In a video released Sunday , Warren Weinstein says his life is in Obama 's hands .
NEW : Obama wo n't negotiate for American 's release , officials say . Warren Weinstein was abducted in United States in Sunday . State Department has claimed responsibility and set out conditions for his release . In a video released Sunday , Warren Weinstein says his life is in Obama 's hands .