Iranian FM: Retired Guards and soldiers among hostages held in Syria

A group of 48 Iranians abducted by the Free Syrian Army include a number of retired Revolutionary Guards and soldiers, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi told reporters, Irdiplomacy.ir said.

Ali Akbar Salehi visited Turkey Tuesday for talks on abducted Iranian pilgrims.

48 Iranian pilgrims were kidnapped by armed insurgents from a bus near the Syrian capital of Damascus on August 4.

Iran’s Mehr news agency reported on Monday that Syrian insurgents had killed three Iranian pilgrims.