Iranians abducted in Syria still missing

The abductees include seven technicians and 11 pilgrims, who were respectively kidnapped by unknown gunmen in the crisis-stricken country in December 2011 and late January 2012.

The first group of abductees included seven electrical technicians working on a power plant near the restive city of Homs. They were kidnapped en route to the 450-MW power plant where they were working on December 21, 2011, and have not been released yet.

The remaining 11 abductees, whose fate is still a mystery, are pilgrims who were kidnapped by a group of unidentified gunmen on January 26.

The gunmen attacked the Iranian pilgrims’ bus on the road connecting Damascus to the northwestern city of Aleppo. They kidnapped 11 men and drove off to an unknown destination, leaving the female passengers in the vehicle.

Another 11 pilgrims who had been kidnapped between the Syrian city of Hama and the capital Damascus were released later on February 7.

Syria has been the scene of unrest since mid-March, 2011, with demonstrations being held both against and in support of President Bashar al-Assad’s government.

The West and the Syrian opposition accuse the government of killing the protesters. But Damascus blames ”outlaws, saboteurs and armed terrorist groups” for the unrest, insisting that it is being orchestrated from abroad.

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