A 2005 photo shows a hill in the Bekaa valley close to Kfar Zabad, a village along the road seven European tourists were kidnapped on Wednesday. (AFP/Joseph Barrak)
NOW Lebanon’s correspondent reported on Wednesday that seven European citizens were kidnapped near the Bekaa city of Zahle.
“The kidnapping occurred while they were biking,” the correspondent added.
Al-Jazeera English reported that “masked gunmen in a black Mercedes and two white vans kidnapped the foreigners on a road between Zahle and Kfar Zabed.”
The news site added that the Estonian counsel in Lebanon said the kidnapped Europeans were Estonian, however the site also cited a source as saying that a Ukrainian identity document was found at the scene of the incident.
Meanwhile, the National News Agency reported that the European tourists entered Lebanon on their bikes from Syria.
“The kidnapping occurred while they were biking,” the correspondent added.
Al-Jazeera English reported that “masked gunmen in a black Mercedes and two white vans kidnapped the foreigners on a road between Zahle and Kfar Zabed.”
The news site added that the Estonian counsel in Lebanon said the kidnapped Europeans were Estonian, however the site also cited a source as saying that a Ukrainian identity document was found at the scene of the incident.
Meanwhile, the National News Agency reported that the European tourists entered Lebanon on their bikes from Syria.
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