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2011 Estonian cyclists abduction
The 2011 Estonian cyclists abduction was a kidnapping case involving seven Estonian cyclists who were abducted shortly after crossing into Lebanon from Syria on 23 March 2011. Their abductors are believed to have been a gang of Lebanese and Syrian nationals headed by fugitive Darwish Khanjar, who transferred the cyclists to a second gang, Harakat al-Nahda wal-Islah ("The Movement for Renewal and Reform"), led by Wael Abbas.
All seven cyclists were released in Lebanon on 14 July 2011, after 113
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See also.
- Foreign hostages in Afghanistan
- Foreign hostages in Iraq
- Iran hostage crisis
- 1983 Beirut barracks bombing
- 2011 Estonian cyclists abduction
References.
References Bibliography.
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