Iran's Foreign Minister, Ali Akbar Salehi, says some of the 48
Iranians kidnapped by Syrian rebels are retired members of the
Revolutionary Guards and the army and were in Damascus on a religious
pilgrimage.
The rebel Free Syrian Army describes those kidnapped Saturday as Revolutionary Guards on a "reconnaissance mission." But Iran's ISNA news agency quoted Salehi Wednesday, as denying that the Iranians have any current military connection.
Salehi's comments were published after he visited Turkey Tuesday to ask for help in securing the hostages' release.
Iranian officials have reached out to both Turkey and Qatar for help in freeing those kidnapped. Both nations support the Syrian opposition, while Iran backs the Syrian government.
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The rebel Free Syrian Army describes those kidnapped Saturday as Revolutionary Guards on a "reconnaissance mission." But Iran's ISNA news agency quoted Salehi Wednesday, as denying that the Iranians have any current military connection.
Salehi's comments were published after he visited Turkey Tuesday to ask for help in securing the hostages' release.
Iranian officials have reached out to both Turkey and Qatar for help in freeing those kidnapped. Both nations support the Syrian opposition, while Iran backs the Syrian government.
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