PFLP-GC Accidentally Kidnapped the Seven Estonians
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The chief negotiator charged with ensuring the release of the seven Estonians cyclists revealed that they were accidentally abducted by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command, he told Asharq newspaper in remarks published on Wednesday.
The negotiator, who chose not to disclose his name, said that the abductors were seeking to kidnap Americans, then Frenchmen as a second choice, and English nationals as a third one.
He added that there is at least a second side, appointed by foreign sides, charged with conducting abductions, which have political and financial aims.
He said that three sides, not including Hizbullah, were suspected of being behind the kidnapping of the seven Estonians.
He added that after extensive investigations, it became evident that the PFLP-GC was behind the abduction, stating that the group’s leader Ahmed Jibril openly confessed that it had kidnapped them.
He justified the abduction by saying that the cyclists were suspected of being Jewish, a matter which has been repeatedly denied, continued the negotiator.
He also refused to comment on whether a ransom was paid for their release.
“Lebanon has nothing to do with paying a ransom as the country whose nationals are abducted is obligated to do so,” he said.
“A major plot is being concocted at Lebanon’s expense as Americans, French and English nationals may be targets of kidnappings,” he stated.
“Regardless of the purposes of the abductions, these matters will ruin Lebanon’s reputation and create security chaos in the country,” the negotiator noted.
“The instability will force the French or Syrians to say that they alone can control the situation in Lebanon, leading them to meddle in its internal affairs,” he warned.
Furthermore, he revealed that Syria was aware of the transportation of the seven Estonians in and outside its country, but it did not interfere in the matter for its own reasons.
The seven Estonian cyclists were kidnapped in March and released some four months later.
They were held captive in Lebanon and Syria and the circumstances surrounding their release remain unknown.
10 August 2011, 17:29
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Did the Syrian regime "accidentally" allow them in as well...how does an accident go on for months? Arrest this a_hole and throw him in prison maybe then he will talk about the orders his masters in the Assad regime gave him....
10 August 2011, 18:05
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PFLP-GC is a Syrian tool, the Syrians wanted a card to put pressure on the Europeans, to try to defuse the pressure the EU is putting on them in face of the bloody crackdown on the Syrian people.
The Syrian is still using Lebanon as a playground to send messages to the international community, the bombing of UNIFIL forces is another example. The sooner the Syrian people get rid of Bashar and his gang the better for Lebanon.
10 August 2011, 19:18
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Turning Lebanon into a paradise for kidnappings? Well I hope someone accidentally wipe out you and your families and the shithole you call Palastine
10 August 2011, 22:07
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Where the bicycles returned ????If for sale.....many would love to buy them
10 August 2011, 23:47
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shab, you mean the place where jesus and mary were born? Shame on you. Secondly, the PFLP-GC is nothing but another syrian militia in lebanon. They got the blame but this operation had several dirty fingers involved in it, both Lebanese and Syrian so stop insulting people and instead look at the real issue here which is dirty regimes using others to do their dirty work. Or perhaps we should allow people to call lebanon "the shithole you call lebanon" due to all our militias we have. Dont forget that all with the exception of one of those who were arrested regarding this kidnapping were lebanese. Criminal gangs are all over the bekaa and many of them were involved in this, all of these militias are Lebanese except the PFLP-GC, allthough the pflp-gc has nothing to do with Palestine, its a militia armed by the syrian regime. And how can you wish families who have no business in what their sons are doing to be wiped out? You seem to be a very disturbed man with a black heart, like Hitler.
11 August 2011, 00:01
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LOL. Bashir: You took the words right out of my mouth: "Oops! Can you pass us 5 million dollars for our mistake?" Better than Hizb-Nasrallah at least: "Oops! We killed your family. Can we become your governors now?"
11 August 2011, 13:48
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A big thank you to M8 for turning lebanon into a ZOO!!!
john from Koura was RIGHT ALL ALONG nothing GOOD WILL COME FROM THE SYRIAN BOOTLICKERS
