Kidnapped Libyan PM Freed
World | October 10, 2013, Thursday // 12:59| viewsThe first picture reportedly released by captors show the Libyan prime minister after gunmen stormed his hotel on Thursday morning. Photo by Al Arabiya
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has been freed from captivity, according to the country's Foreign Ministry.
Zeidan was kidnapped earlier on Thursday by armed rebels in Tripoli. Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdelazis confirmed Zeidan's release, reports BBC.
The PM's office initially called the abduction a "rumor" on its official Facebook page. Then it posted a note that said it was "coerced by kidnappers to deny the report."
Zeidan, a former Geneva-based human rights lawyer, took office in November 2012.
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