Thursday, October 10, 2013

Libyan Prime Minister Abducted And Freed A Few Hours Later



Libyan Prime Minister Abducted, Freed; Militia Cites U.S. Raid -- L.A. Times

CAIRO -- Libya slipped deeper into turmoil Thursday when gunmen staged a brief but brazen abduction of the country’s prime minister, storming into a luxury hotel in the capital, Tripoli, and seizing him. He was freed hours later, Libya’s state-run news agency reported.

The circumstances of Prime Minister Ali Zidan’s release were not immediately clear.

[Updated, 7:53 a.m. PDT Oct. 10: At a Cabinet meeting following his release, Zidan thanked the "real revolutionaries" who helped to free him but provided no details, according to the BBC.]

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