Syria: UN hostage-taking 'could happen again'

A group of 21 Filipino UN peacekeepers captured by rebels in Syria have crossed into Jordan after being released, according to officials.

The guerrillas moved the hostages themselves after a UN team hoping to collect them inside Syria was delayed by clashes between rebels and government forces.

Mokhtar Lamani, Damascus representative for international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, says there is a risk that such hostage-taking by Syrian rebel groups could happen again.