The Estonian tourists kidnapped in the Bekaa valley 2 months ago I blogged about still have not been found. The 7 men were kidnapped March 23rd, and now speculation is that they are in Syria. Authorities believe that it was 1 Syrian and 1 Lebanese who got the deed done.
Between the power vacuum in Lebanon left by months of no government and the pro-democracy uprisings in Syria, they have bigger fish to fry then the 7 Estonian tourists.
A previously unknown group Haraket al-Nahda Wal-Islah (Movement for Renewal and Reform), has taken responsibility for the kidnapping. They were probably going for Europeans from Western Europe and are probably not pleased with the Estonians.
An undated video was uploaded to youtube last month, with the Cyclists pleading with Lebanese, Jordan, Saudi and French leaders to set them free.
It's also sad that some of the Lebanese actually believe Syrian propaganda that the country is being overrun by Salafists. I'm sure we can thank Hezbollah for spreading those lies around. You'd think a group that identifies itself with the underdog wouldn't side with Assad's government, but as we all known politics makes strange bedfellows.
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