DHAKA: Libya demanded an explanation from Washington on Sunday for the ‘kidnap’ of a citizen in an unauthorised commando raid on its territory that netted a top Al-Qaeda suspect.

‘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, reports The Straits Times.

‘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 told media he was snatched by armed men in Tripoli.

Libi, who was on the Federal Bureau of Investigations most wanted list with a US$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.

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