Estonian tourists kidnapped in Lebanon

  • 2011-03-24
  • TBT Staff

TALLINN - Seven tourists, some of whom were Estonian, have been kidnapped at gunpoint while on a cycling trip in Lebanon.

The tourists were reportedly accosted by a group of gunmen in white masks who reportedly leapt out a a minivan and forced them inside, leaving the bicycles behind.

The Lebanese Army has launched a widespread search and say they hope that they will be able to find the missing tourists by the end of the day.