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Thursday, October 10, 2013

NEWS: Libyan Prime Minister, Ali Zeidan 'Kidnapped'



The prime minister of Libya, Ali Zeidan, has been kidnapped by an armed group of men from an upmarket Tripoli hotel where he lives, officials have said.


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It comes amid anger from Islamic militant groups that a Libyan al-Qaeda suspect, known as Abu Anas al-Libi, was detained in a US-led raid on Saturday.

‘The head of the government Ali Zeidan was taken at dawn this morning by gunmen to an unknown place for unknown reasons,’ a government statement said.

Guards at the Corinthia Hotel said gunmen had taken Zeidan and two of his security guards from the hotel but there were no shots fired or clashes during the incident.

Conflicting reports suggested the incident could have been an ‘arrest’ or a militant-led kidnapping but a group of former Libyan rebels said it had seized Mr Zeidan because of his government’s role in the capture of al-Libi.

‘His arrest comes after the statement by John Kerry about the capture of Abu Anas al-Liby, after he said the Libyan government was aware of the operation,’ a spokesman for the Operation Room of Libya’s Revolutionaries said.

Following the US special forces raid at the weekend, several groups accused the government of colluding with the Americans, although it has denied having any prior knowledge of the operation.

Mr Zeidan had met al-Libi’s family just hours before this morning’s incident.

Two years after a revolution toppled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, the fragile central government has been struggling to contain rival tribal militias and Islamist militants who control parts of the country



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Source: UK Metro

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