A photo of Filipino UN peacekeepers uploaded by the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. (photo credit: Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade/Facebook)
Syria Crisis: UN Peacekeepers Seized On Golan Heights -- BBC
Four Filipino UN peacekeepers have been abducted by armed men while patrolling in the demilitarised area between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
UN spokesmen said efforts were "under way to secure their release now".
A Syrian rebel group, the Martyrs of Yarmouk, published a photo purportedly showing the four men and said they were being held for their own safety.
It said there had been clashes and heavy shelling in the Yarmouk Valley, in the south of the separation zone.
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More News On UN Peacekeepers Being Seized On The Golan Heights
Four U.N. observers detained in Golan Heights -- Washington Post
4 UN peacekeepers taken hostage in Syria -- FOX News
UN peacekeepers seized near Syria border -- Al Jazeera
Four UN peacekeepers held in Golan Heights near Syria -- Deutsche Welle
Syrian rebels abduct 4 UN peacekeepers near Golan Heights -- RT
UN: Syria rebels detain four peacekeepers in Golan Heights -- Haaretz
Syrian rebels grab UN peacekeepers near Golan -- Times of Israel
Syria rebels say holding UN peacekeepers 'for their safety' -- Jerusalem Post/Reuters