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| Libyan gunmen kidnap 5 Tunisian smugglers |
| 2012-04-08 |
| TUNIS: Libyan gunmen kidnapped five Tunisian fuel smugglers near the border on Saturday and Tunisian authorities temporarily closed the main crossing of Ras Jder pending negotiations for their release, a Tunisian security source said. The source said gunmen from the western Libyan town of Zuwara, which saw days of clashes between rival militias last week, were believed to be holding the Tunisians hostage inside Libya. “It is not political,” the source said, adding that the incident was believed to be connected to the rampant smuggling business between Libya and Tunisia. He said talks were under way with the Libyan army to secure their release. The border crossing at Ras Jder has been closed several times over the past year due to clashes or unrest in the frontier area. |
| Posted by:Steve White |