Consulate Workers In Libya Freed, Says Minister
June 19 2015
Tunisia's foreign minister says the Tunisian consulate workers who were abducted last week in Libya have been freed, reports the BBC.
Ten members of the diplomatic staff in Tripoli were taken hostage on Saturday by a Libyan militia group. No group claimed responsibility.
Three were released first and seven late Thursday, according to Tunisian media.
All 10 returned to Tunisia on Friday, Taieb Boaccouche told reporters.
Some reports linked their release to a Tunisian court...
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