Iranian authorities have arrested the kidnappers of an Irish and two German tourists, who were released on Sunday after a three-week ordeal, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. "These people are in the hands of the Intelligence Ministry, and it is up to that ministry to provide the necessary information," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid Reza Assefi said, without giving further details.
The trio were kidnapped around December 2 by bandits while cycling near Nosrat Abad, on the road between the ancient city of Bam, which was devastated by a killer earthquake Friday, and Zahedan near the border with Pakistan.
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