Andiswa
Mkosi
05 August 2012
Armed
groups in Syria have kidnapped 48 Iranians who were
on a pilgrimage in Damascus .
The Iranian state news agency says the pilgrims were seized on theDamascus airport road as they returned from
a religious shrine.
The Iranian embassy says it knows where the victims are and a process is underway to ensure their freedom.
Pilgrim groups have been kidnapped before during the 17-month revolt against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule.
The Iranian state news agency says the pilgrims were seized on the
The Iranian embassy says it knows where the victims are and a process is underway to ensure their freedom.
Pilgrim groups have been kidnapped before during the 17-month revolt against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule.
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