Salehi Urges Turkey To Help Release Iranian Pilgrims In Syria

Tehran, Aug 5, IRNA – Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi in a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu called for prompt intervention of Ankara to release Iranian pilgrims who have been taken hostage in Syria. 48 Iranian pilgrims were kidnapped by armed opposition groups on Saturday when they were heading from airport for their residence somewhere in Damascus suburb./end