S Africans rescued from Lebanon
2006-07-15 22:11
Johannesburg - About 20 South Africans trapped in Lebanon were being assisted by the Foreign Affairs department to cross the border to Syria, the Sunday Times reported on Saturday night.
Consul-General Mohammed Dangor personally escorted the tourists and none of them were injured.
The South Africans were expected to board a plane back home, the Sunday newspaper reported.
- SAPA