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Libyan PM Kidnapped In Retaliation For U.S. Raid

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Prime Minister Ali Zidan was abducted in Triploi by an armed gang who claim he collaborated with a U.S. raid against al Qaeda on Libyan soil. Jamie Dettmer reports.

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In a day of high drama in Tripoli, Libya’s prime minister, Ali Zidan, was kidnapped by armed militants from the suite of his luxury hotel and then several hours later was released by his abductors, possibly under threat from forces loyal to the government.

The details of the abduction remain unclear,...

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