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group detains UN Golan Heights peacekeepers  A group of around
20 peacekeepers has been kidnapped by armed fighters in the
demilitarized zone between Israel and Syria, the Golan Heights.
Meanwhile, the number of Syrian refugees reached one million.
UN deputy spokesman Eduardo del Buey told reporters on Wednesday
that the force charged with preserving peace on the Golan
Heights had reported 20 of its troops had been seized.  Del Buey
said the UN Disengagement Force (UNDOF) had "reported that
earlier today approximately 30 armed fighters stopped and
detained about 20 peacekeepers within the area of limitation."
The deputy spokesman said the troops had been on "a regular
supply mission" and that they had been detained close to an
observation post that had been damaged in heavy fighting during
the weekend.  "The mission is dispatching a team to assess the
situation and attempt a resolution," the s