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Syrian authorities release security personnel taken hostage by militant group

Damascus, Jan 15 (UNI) Syrian authorities on Tuesday released seven members of its security forces taken hostage by an armed group in northwestern Latakia province, according to officials and war monitors.
Mustafa Knaifati, head of general security in Latakia, told the state-run SANA news agency that his forces, in cooperation with the Military Operations Administration, "successfully freed our personnel."
"We will not tolerate these criminals. We will secure our civilian population and cleanse Syria of them," he added, noting that the person who led the abduction had detonated himself while other members of the militia were taken into custody.
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