DHAKA: British foreign secretary William Hague demanded Libyan prime minister Ali Zeidan, who was seized by a former rebel faction on Thursday, be set free.

‘I condemn the abduction of the Libyan prime minister in Tripoli this morning and call for his immediate release,’ Hague said in a statement, reports The Jerusalem Post.

‘Our ambassador is in touch with other members of the interim Government. It is vital that the process of political transition in Libya is maintained.’

BDST: 1521 HRS, OCT 10, 2013
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