qaryatayn syria twenty six syrian hostages escape islamic state captors receive emotional homecoming sunday central province homs witness officials say among least 70 people abduct take flee islamic state militants secret location desert east town al-qaryatayn oct. 21 syrian army pro-government militias regain control town others still miss accord local officials disclose identities hostages al-qaryatayn lie nearly 300 kilometers 190 miles west deir al-zor city current focus syrian government offensive russian jet iran-backed militias islamic state 200 people turn al-qaryatayn sunday welcome home return hostages accord reuters reporters visit war-scarred town trip organize syrian authorities parent weep embrace return sons relatives local residents throw sweets sugar air celebration thank god return say elderly man embrace young man crowd decline interview syrian authorities say jihadists take revenge force three weeks fight around outskirts al-qaryatayn slaughter score city inhabitants senior local official say hostages escape get past iraqi jihadist militant take nap seize gun shoot dead joy surround hostages return still overshadow executions witness town past weeks militants round local officials members security force police members families execute broad daylight accord officials forget joy think nightmare go find ghosn local government official tell reuters tv say city officials identify least 70 130 people slay revenge kill syrian hostages escape islamic state receive rapturous homecoming