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Two US citizens have gone missing while on holiday in Lebanon, according to the US embassy in Beirut. A statement issued by the embassy said they had been out of contact since they reportedly left Beirut the previous week for the northern port city of Tripoli. "The families are asking for the public's assistance in providing information on the possible whereabouts of the two US citizens," the statement went on to say.
The embassy said it was liaising with security forces in Lebanon as well as US embassies in Jordan and Syria to track down the missing citizens. According to the embassy, the pair travelled to Lebanon on holiday on 29 September from Jordan, and had told a friend on 1 October that they were intending to make the journey to Tripoli that day. They were then going to cross by land into Syria before going back - again by land - to Jordan on 4 October.
A statement was issued earlier this week by the US embassy warning of possible attacks against Americans in Lebanon, and appealed to its nationals to increase their security awareness. Attempts have been under way recently to try and settle Lebanon's rival factions after an upsurge of violence in May pushed the country close to civil war.
Pro-government Sunni fighters and pro-Syrian gunmen, whose hostilities have been concentrated on Tripoli, agreed to a peace deal earlier this month. But despite the agreement, the city has witnessed sectarian fighting and car bombs intended for Lebanese troops.
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