Kidnapped peacemakers say they’re safe

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FILIPINOS KIDNAPPED. Screen grab of the video posted on YouTube by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights showing 6 of the 21 Filipino peacekeepers seized in the Golan Heights by Syrian rebels

Video footage posted on the Internet March 7 shows some of a group of 21 Filipino UN peacekeepers seized by Syrian rebels the previous day, with one of them saying they were safe and being cared for. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights posted the video which shows 6 uniformed members of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), and an officer who identifies himself as a member of the Filipino battalion of the UN. The men had been patrolling the sensitive Golan armistice line with Israel on March 6 when they were seized. The Philippine government said negotiations are underway to secure their safe release.

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