2 Swedish Journalists Abducted in Syria Two Swedish journalists were abducted in Syria as they were trying to leave the country, Sweden's Foreign Ministry said Monday. The men were "taken" on Saturday as they were on their way out of Syria, spokeswoman Catarina Axelsson said. She declined to give other details, and said Swedish diplomats in Beirut were trying to get more information on the situation. The ministry didn't name them, but Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter said they were the newspaper's stringer in Paris, Magnus Falkehed, and a freelance photographer, Niclas Hammarstrom. Press advocacy groups say Syria has become the most dangerous country in the world for reporters over the past two years, with kidnappings becoming a major threat. The missing are a combination of foreign and Syrian journalists, some of whose names have not been publicly disclosed due to security concerns. Most kidnappings since the summer have taken place in rebel-held territories, particularly in chaotic northern and eastern Syria, where militant al-Qaida-linked groups hold influence.