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leveymg

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1. Known to be in Tripoli for at least two years (since regime change). Local "gov't" did nothing

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 07:38 AM

Oct 2013

but complain about "the kidnap." Wonderful place, the new democratic Libya. A reliable ally for regional peace and stability. Land of the free.

"The Libyan government has been following the reports of the kidnap of one of the Libyan
citizens wanted by the authorities in the United States," a government statement said.
"As soon as it heard the reports, the Libyan government contacted the US authorities to demand an explanation."

US special forces seized Abu Anas al-Libi in a commando raid in broad daylight on Saturday, sealing a 15-year manhunt for the top al Qaeda suspect.

A source close to Libi said he was snatched by armed men in Tripoli.

Libi, who was on the FBI's most wanted list with a $5 million reward, was indicted in US federal court in New York for allegedly playing a key role in deadly 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/RestOfAsia/Tripoli-protests-US-kidnap-of-Libyan-in-Qaeda-raid/Article1-1131723.aspx

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