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| Four U.N. Staffers 'Roughed up' at Libya Airport |
| 2014-06-06 |
| [AnNahar] Four U.N. staffers have been roughed up by the security detail at Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... airport after being briefly detained for alleged arms smuggling, the U.N. chief of mission in Libya said Thursday. The unidentified foreigners were "held for questioning by the security brigade... for an hour and a half and roughed up" Wednesday night, Tarek Mitri told a presser in the capital. Mitri denounced the "unacceptable" treatment of the men, who he said have diplomatic immunity. The men were carrying arms licensed by the interior ministry and were returning from the eastern town of Al-Baida, where they had traveled to prepare a visit by Mitri. Separately, Mitri complained that a senior U.N. official had been briefly detained, and his papers confiscated, after he recently went to attend a court hearing. He said the incident occurred at Tripoli's Al-Hadhba complex, where officials from the regime of slain dictator Muammar Qadaffy ...The late megalomaniac dictator of Libya, admired everywhere for his garish costumes, funny hats, harem of cutie bodyguards, and incoherent ravings. As far as is known, he is the only person who's ever declared jihad on Switzerland... are being held and tried. Wednesday night's incident came hours after a senior Swiss staffer of the Red Thingy was bumped off in the city of Sirte, Qadaffy's hometown on the central coast. Libya has descended into almost total lawlessness since the 2011 uprising that ousted Qadaffy. The government has almost no power over the many armed brigades that fought to overthrow the dictator and have since carved out their own spheres of influence. The North African nation is the scene of frequent killings, which have not spared foreign officials, diplomats and aid workers. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 Anyone that doesn't have a compelling interest that requires them to be there should heed what the smart people are saying; GTFO. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-06-06 21:30 |
| #1 Libya has descended into almost total lawlessness since the 2011 uprising that ousted Qadaffy Unofficially called the "Battle Hens' War". |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-06-06 11:35 |