| Iran confirms release of 11 kidnapped Iranians in Syria |
| Last Updated(Beijing Time):2012-02-07 17:37 |
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Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast confirmed on Tuesday the release of 11 Iranians abducted earlier this month in Syria.
The spokesman said that 11 abducted Iranian pilgrims were released by the help of "friendly countries."
Earlier on Tuesday, local Mehr news agency reported that the kidnapped Iranian pilgrims were freed by the help of Turkey, after they were abducted on a road connecting the Syrian city of Hama to the capital Damascus on Feb. 1.
There have been a string of kidnappings of Iranian citizens over the past several months in Syria. On Jan. 26, a group of unidentified armed men stopped a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims on a road from Damascus to the northwestern city of Aleppo, when a total of 11 men were kidnapped.
On Dec. 21 of last year, five Iranian electrical engineers were also abducted by unknown gunmen in the restive Syrian city of Homs. |
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