Three cyclists, two German, one Irish are reported missing between the city
of Bam and Zahedan near the Pakistani border – a notorious opium smuggling
route from Afghanistan to Western Europe. A ransom is thought to have
been issued. Kidnappings there, as in the rest of the country, have been
rare in recent years. A number of European tourists were abducted in
southern Iran in 1999. We hope for their safe release.