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Rebels return 21 from U.N. after disorganized haggling

By BEN HUBBARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posted: March 10, 2013 at 5:48 a.m.

Some of the 21 Filipino U.N. peacekeepers attend a news conference Saturday in Amman, Jordan, after being released by Syrian rebels.

RAAD ADAYLEH
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Some of the 21 Filipino U.N. peacekeepers attend a news conference Saturday in Amman, Jordan, after being released by Syrian rebels.

Rebels in southern Syria freed 21 U.N. peacekeepers Saturday after holding them hostage for four days, driving them to the border with Jordan after accusations from Western officials that the little-known group had tarnished the image of those fighting to topple President Bashar Assad.

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