Iran say efforts underway to free abductees in Syria

TEHRAN, Jan.3 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that all-out efforts are under way to release the Iranian engineers abducted by unidentified gunmen in Syria. Unidentified gunmen abducted five Iranian engineers and technicians on December 20 and two other Iranians on December 21 in the restive Syrian city of Homs. Amir-Abdollahian also said that credible sources have ensured that the seven abductees are in good health.