Captive in Golan returns back to his village
Syria-Israel, Politics, 4/4/2006

Liberated captive Sameh Samara on Sunday returned back to his village Magdal Shams in the occupied Syrian Golan after he spent four years and a half in Israeli prisons because of his resistance to the occupation forces.

On arrival, Samara rushed to lay a wreath on the tomb of the Golan former captive Martyr Hael Abu Zied who was martyred last year after 21 years of detention in the Israeli occupation prisons in spite of his severe illness.

Syrian citizens of Baqaata village chanted national anthem and songs, raised national flags when Samara passed by their village on his way to Magdal Shams.

The number of Syrian detainees at the Israeli prisons 16, among them 4 still detainees from 21 years ago.

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