Iran becomes perilous for foreign travel industry

The personalities of the abductors of foreign tourists - two Germans and one Irishman - have not yet been established, a knowledgeable source in Iran's south-eastern province Seistan and Baluchistan said by telephone on Tuesday.

"It has been found that one Irish and two German nationals have been abducted while riding on sport bikes from Kerman to Zahedan. The criminals have not yet been identified", the source said to RIA Novosti.

It is also known that a ransom has been demanded.

The Iranian authorities have not yet made official statements or explanations to this effect.