An aid group said that a South African who had been abducted a few days ago by armed men in Syria – while travelling with aid workers to the border with Turkey – has not yet been released.
The aid group, called Gift of the Givers, said on Saturday that the man Shiraaz Mohamed was kidnapped on Tuesday afternoon near a medical facility operated by the South African aid organisation.
Imtiaz Sooliman, founder of Gift of the Givers, says the kidnappers blindfolded Mohamed and two aid workers and drove with their captives for an hour.
Sooliman says the gunmen then freed the two aid workers, but said they would question Mohamed to clear up an unspecified “misunderstanding” and would release him at a Gift of the Givers facility after two days. However, Mohamed was not released on Thursday.