Video: Libyan PM kidnapped by armed men

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Libya's Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has been taken by force by gunmen from a hotel where he was staying in the capital Tripoli, security guards at the hotel said on Thursday.

The circumstances were unclear, but guards at the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli said gunmen had taken the Libyan leader from the hotel. One guard described it as an "arrest", but another told Reuters the men were militants.

Government officials could not immediately be reached to confirm Zeidan's whereabouts.

Al-Arabiya television channel quoted Libya's justice minister as saying that Zeidan had been "kidnapped" and showed what it said were video stills of Zeidan frowning and wearing a grey shirt undone at the collar surrounded by several men in civilian clothes pressing closely around him.

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

Last weekend, the U.S. military captured a top al Qaeda suspect in Tripoli in a raid that angered Islamist militant groups, including one blamed for the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate, in Benghazi. (Source: Reuters)
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Comments - 14

Lannister Thursday, 10 October 2013 05:12 AM

One simply does not expect normalcy in countries where the US stick their finger in.

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Be Fair Thursday, 10 October 2013 05:21 AM

May be Canada can blame SL for this.
That can be nice story.................

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ANTON Thursday, 10 October 2013 05:24 AM

WHO GAVE THEM THE WHITE VAN CONCEPT ?

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kasun Thursday, 10 October 2013 05:39 AM

white van in lybia

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ind Thursday, 10 October 2013 05:50 AM

American Peace in Lybia !!

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Snowdon Asange Thursday, 10 October 2013 05:53 AM

Thanks to USA, who messed up most countries.... Bribing is illegal in USA but they bribe the MODERATES in MANY countries with cash and arms...

Pretty soon USA will have BIG time terrorism in their own backyard...

You reap what you sow, goes an old saying.....

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wirenn Thursday, 10 October 2013 06:10 AM

Thanks to the satanic handiwork of USA and its allies, Libya is in shambles today.

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kankan Thursday, 10 October 2013 06:31 AM

Blame USA

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Nims Thursday, 10 October 2013 06:41 AM

5 Star Democracy introduced by the West. Now the Libyans can even kidnap even the Prime Minister of the country.

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Ryan Thursday, 10 October 2013 07:07 AM

USA

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karuna Thursday, 10 October 2013 07:47 AM

What is your problem for you with canada? because they boycott the commonwealth ?stop your childish behaviour , face the truth .so you expecting everyone to agree with your country policy ?

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pissu double Thursday, 10 October 2013 07:58 AM

when this well happen in our country?

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Abdul Rahman Thursday, 10 October 2013 10:42 AM

Definitely not the LTTE.

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Nims Friday, 11 October 2013 06:41 AM

Tony Blair and Sarkozi burrowed billions of Dollars as personal loans from Gadaffi and paid it back by killing the him. Good lesson for him trusting the corrupts

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