Libya PM Calls for Calm After Abduction
In his first comments after being freed by gunmen, Prime Minister Ali Zidan appealed for calm, saying "Libyans need wisdom, not escalation, to deal with this situation".
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Libya:
Security Worsening, UN Says After Abduction of PM
UN News, 10 October 2013
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced relief at the release of Prime Minister Ali Zeidan of Libya, who was abducted earlier today, and noted that acts of violence are increasing and… Read more »
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Libya:
Prime Minister Freed After Kidnapping
VOA, 8 October 2013
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has been freed after being abducted and held for several hours by former rebels. Read more »
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Libya:
Prime Minister Freed After Kidnapping By Militia
allAfrica, 10 October 2013
Libyan state television is reporting that Prime Minister Ali Zidan has been released, hours after news agencies reported his 'arrest' by gunmen. Read more »
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Libya:
Prime Minister 'Arrested' by Gunmen
allAfrica, 10 October 2013
Libyan PM Ali Zeidan has been seized by armed men in the capital, Tripoli, according to the BBC. Read more »
InFocus
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A new UN report estimates that thousands of people remain locked up in militia prisons more than two years after the revolution that toppled former president Mohammed Gaddafi. Read more »
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The Libyan government has demanded an explanation from the U.S. after one of its citizens was "kidnapped" during a unauthorized commando raid on its territory. Read more »
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan.