| Submit your comments on this article |
| Africa North |
| 70 Egyptians seized in Libya |
| 2014-03-16 |
| An Egyptian official says armed men have seized 70 Egyptians in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Foreign Ministry spokesman Badr Abdel-Atti said on Friday that men in military uniform took the 70 from their homes in Tripoli. Abdel-Atti says the Egyptians were taken to a police facility in Tripoli. Details were sketchy and it was not known who the armed men were. Libyan authorities did not immediately comment on the incident. Abdel-Atti says EgyptÂ’s foreign minister is contacting his Libyan counterpart to get the Egyptians released. |
| Posted by:Steve White |