Forty-eight Iranians reported kidnapped in Damascus

DUBAI, Aug 4 — A busload of Iranians were abducted by gunmen while on a pilgrimage in Syria today, Iranian media reported, the latest in a string of kidnappings of visitors from the Islamic Republic, a country allied to President Bashar al-Assad. The 48 Iranians, planning to visit a shrine on the outskirts of Damascus of particular significance to ...