Kidnapped bicycle travelers released to French authorities

Seven kidnapped Estonians on a bicycle tour gone seriously wrong are free after French diplomats negotiated their release in Lebanon.

The men, in their 30s and 40s, were kidnapped at gunpoint after crossing over the border from Syria on their bicycle tour on March 23.

The May 20 video at left is one of two posted on YouTube.com.

The seven arrived at the French embassy in Beirut on Thursday. There was no immediate word whether a ransom was paid or other conditions of their release.

The French volunteered to help in the case ...

Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/blog/_archives/2011/7/14/4858569.html

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