Saudi TV shows kidnapped Iran pilgrims

05 August 2012 | 17:36 Code : 1905147 Latest Headlines

Press TV- The Saudi-owned news channel Al-Arabiya has aired a videoof 48 Iranian pilgrims a day after they were kidnapped by insurgents near the Syrian capital of Damascus.


On Saturday, 48 Iranian pilgrims who were traveling on a bus from Damascus International Airport to the shrine of Hazrat Zeinab (AS) on the outskirts of Damascus, were abducted by unknown armed insurgents.

In a statement released later on the day, Iran's Consulate in Syria said it is pursuing the fate of Iranian nationals in collaboration with Syrian security organizations.