AFP 2012-08-05 13:30:28
An image grab taken from a video uploaded on YouTube on August 5, 2012 allegedly shows footage of Iranians kidnapped in Damascus, in which a rebel fighter charges the hostages are elite Revolutionary Guards. Fighters of the Al-Baraa Brigade of the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) have "captured 48 of the shabiha (militiamen) of Iran who were on a reconnaissance mission in Damascus," said a man dressed in FSA officer's uniform in the online video. AFP PHOTO/HO/YOUTUBE -- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/YOUTUBE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - AFP IS USING PICTURES FROM ALTERNATIVE SOURCES AS IT WAS NOT AUTHORISED TO COVER THIS EVENT, THEREFORE IT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIGITAL ALTERATIONS TO THE PICTURE'S EDITORIAL CONTENT, DATE AND LOCATION WHICH CANNOT BE INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED
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