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4 Pinoy UN peacekeepers captured by Syrian rebels released

The Philippine Star
May 12, 2013 | 4:30pm

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - Four Filipino U.N. peacekeepers captured by Syrian rebels in the Golan Heights five days ago have been freed, government officials said today.

They had been seized by the rebels at an observation post on the ceasefire line between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday.  
 

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