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| 'Captive' Belgians found in Iran | 'Captive' Belgians found in Iran |
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| Two Belgian tourists who disappeared in south-eastern Iran at the weekend have been found and are in good health, Belgium's foreign ministry has said. | Two Belgian tourists who disappeared in south-eastern Iran at the weekend have been found and are in good health, Belgium's foreign ministry has said. |
| It said the mother of one of those missing had been in touch with him. | |
| The ministry said Belgian diplomats in Iran were doing everything to reach and help the pair. | The ministry said Belgian diplomats in Iran were doing everything to reach and help the pair. |
| There is no word on why they went missing. The ministry did not confirm the two had been kidnapped, as reported by Iranian officials on Monday. | There is no word on why they went missing. The ministry did not confirm the two had been kidnapped, as reported by Iranian officials on Monday. |
| "The mother of one of the two people was in contact with her son this afternoon," the ministry said in a statement. | |
| "She said he was safe and in good health, and it was the same for the other person." | "She said he was safe and in good health, and it was the same for the other person." |
| The pair were named on Belgian TV as Stefaan, 28, and Carla, 36, from the Flemish region, without their surnames being given. | |
| They had disappeared near the town of Fahraj, near Bam, Iran's state news agency Irna reported on Monday. | They had disappeared near the town of Fahraj, near Bam, Iran's state news agency Irna reported on Monday. |
| Bam governor Majid Etemadi told Irna that they went missing on Sunday and a search for them was launched. | Bam governor Majid Etemadi told Irna that they went missing on Sunday and a search for them was launched. |
| The area is used by gangs smuggling drugs from Pakistan and Afghanistan. Armed smugglers have clashed with Iranian security forces there before. | The area is used by gangs smuggling drugs from Pakistan and Afghanistan. Armed smugglers have clashed with Iranian security forces there before. |