The Islamic Republic banned Iranians on Friday from travelling to Syria by road following the abduction of nearly 30 Iranians

The Islamic Republic banned Iranians on Friday from travelling to Syria by road following the abduction of nearly 30 Iranians, state media reported.
  
"Due to the terrorist acts against Iranian visitors who are taking road trips to the holy sites in Syria, from Friday and until further notice road trips to this destination are forbidden," the head of Iran's passport and immigration police, Mahmoud Sadeqi, told the official IRNA news agency.
  
Sadeqi appealed to nationals to travel to Syria only by plane.
  
Eleven Iranian pilgrims were kidnapped last Wednesday in the central Syrian city of Hama, IRNA reported. Another 11 were reported abducted on January 26.