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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 the missing had telephoned her son. It said the mother of one of them had been in touch with her missing son.
The ministry said Belgian diplomats in Iran were doing everything to reach and help them. 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 press statement.
"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.
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.
The area is used by gangs smuggling drugs from Pakistan and Afghanistan. Armed smugglers have clashed with Iranian security forces there before.