Suspect Referred to Judiciary for Links to 2011 Estonian Kidnapping

A Lebanese national was referred to the judiciary for his involvement in the 2011 kidnapping of seven Estonians, reported the National News Agency on Saturday.

Ahmed Abdul Rahman Yassine is also suspected of being linked to a Zahle church bombing in 2011.

Yassine was arrested on April 30.

He is also affiliated with terror groups and opening fire at army patrols.

Several arrest warrants had been issued against him in the past.

seven Estonian cyclists were kidnapped in Lebanon in March 2011 as they entered the country from Syria.

They were abducted in the eastern Bekaa and kept in captivity in Lebanon and Syria until July of that year.

A number of suspects in the case have since been arrested.