Egypt drivers abducted in Libya freed, security source says
10/20/2013 7:29:17 PM
Dozens of Egyptian truck drivers were freed on Sunday after being abducted by a Libyan armed group pressing for the release of Libyans detained in Egypt, a security source said.
"The drivers who were held by armed men in Ajdabiya [in eastern Libya] were released by their captors," the source told AFP on condition of anonymity.
They were able to head for home in neighboring Egypt, the source said.
The armed men began abducting the Egyptian drivers on Thursday, and since then more than 80 of them had been snatched.
Egypt's envoy to Tripoli, Mohamed Abu Bakr, confirmed the release of the men, adding they had been "detained" but "not abducted" and were all treated well.
"They have been able to leave," some back to Egypt, while others continued on to destinations inside Libya, he said.
"The drivers who were held by armed men in Ajdabiya [in eastern Libya] were released by their captors," the source told AFP on condition of anonymity.
They were able to head for home in neighboring Egypt, the source said.
The armed men began abducting the Egyptian drivers on Thursday, and since then more than 80 of them had been snatched.
Egypt's envoy to Tripoli, Mohamed Abu Bakr, confirmed the release of the men, adding they had been "detained" but "not abducted" and were all treated well.
"They have been able to leave," some back to Egypt, while others continued on to destinations inside Libya, he said.