INQUIRER.net: Captured Filipino UN peacekeepers being ‘treated well’ – AFP

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Captured Filipino UN peacekeepers being 'treated well' – AFP Mar 7th 2013, 04:13 MANILA, Philippines - Filipino United Nations peacekeepers captured by Syrian rebels in Golan Heights were being "treated well," the military said Thursday. Colonel Arnulfo Marcelo Burgos Jr., spokesman of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, confirmed the incident, and said the 21 peacekeepers were "treated well" and "treated as guests." The spokesman expressed optimism that the peacekeepers would be released soon as negotiations were underway to free the troops. Burgos did not identify the captured soldiers pending the notification of their families, but said there were three officers and 18 enlisted personnel held by the rebels. The most senior of the abducted held the rank o... Keep on reading: Captured Filipino UN peacekeepers being 'treated well' – AFP Media files: Golan-Heights.jpg (image/jpeg)

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