Tag: Ali Zeidan
By Jeralyn, Section Foreign Affairs
Posted on Thu Oct 10, 2013 at 06:09:00 AM EST
Tags: Ali Zeidan, Libya (all tags)
Posted on Thu Oct 10, 2013 at 06:09:00 AM EST
Tags: Ali Zeidan, Libya (all tags)
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was kidnapped at gunpoint from the posh five star Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli just before dawn. As the photo shows, he's not wearing his glasses and appears to be in his jammies.
The Group claiming responsibility for the kidnapping is The Operations Cell of Libyan Revolutionaries, which along with other former rebel groups, have been providing security to the military.The rebel groups which kidnapped Zeiden have been providing security to the military. One claimed credit on Facebook.
According to the AP, the kidnapping is in retaliation for the U.S. kidnapping of suspected al-Qaida suspect al-Libi,last week. [More...]
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