Iranian engineers kidnapped in Syria in good health

TEHRAN (FNA)- Media reports said on Thursday that the five Iranian engineers abducted by unknown gunmen in Homs city, Syria, are in good health.

On Wednesday, Iran's embassy in Damascus confirmed reports that eight technicians including five Iranian electrical engineers were kidnapped in the Syrian city of Homs. The group of engineers was abducted on December 20 en route to the 450-MW power plant they were involved in building in Homs at 6:30 a.m. local time.

The Iran-based press tv reported on Thursday that the five Iranian engineers kidnapped by unknown armed gunmen in the restive Syrian city of Homs are in good health.

The Iranian mission in Damascus asked the Syrian government to take swift and immediate action for the freedom of five Iranian engineers who were abducted by unknown gunmen in Homs city.

In a Wednesday statement, the embassy also urged Syria to swiftly identify abductors of the kidnapped Iranian electrical engineers.

In addition, it stressed the importance of continued cooperation on construction projects by Iran's expertise to provide services to the Syrian people.

Following the abduction of Iranian engineers, Iran's embassy in Damascus adopted immediate measures in cooperation with Syrian authorities and related bodies to receive information on the abductees' status, the statement went on to read.