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4 Pinoys in Syria arrested, not kidnapped

Aurea Calica - The Philippine Star
November 30, 2015 | 9:00am

MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang denied yesterday that four Filipinos were kidnapped by members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Syria.

Quoting a report from Ambassador Nestor Padalhin, charge d’ affaires of the Philippine embassy in Syria, presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said the Filipinos were apprehended because of expired iqamas or permits.

Lacierda said the embassy and a lawyer were helping them sort out the matter.

Since hostilities in Syria broke out in 2011, the government has enforced a mandatory repatriation program for Filipinos living and working there to save them from being caught up in the violence.              

ACIRC

AMBASSADOR NESTOR PADALHIN

ATILDE

EDWIN LACIERDA

EMBASSY

FILIPINOS

ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA

LACIERDA

MALACA

NBSP

SYRIA
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