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Africa North
US embassy security staff released after arrest near Sabratha
2013-12-29
[Libya Herald] Four American security staff from the US embassy have been released after their arrest and brief detention near the town of Sabratha.

The Americans were locked away
Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try!
yesterday at a checkpoint near Sabratha and the town of Aljalat. Initial reports circulating on social media networks said they were apprehended for not carrying identification. However,
Posted by:Fred

#3  Supposedly contingency-planning escape routes for embassy personnel.
Posted by: Pappy   2013-12-29 15:16  

#2  The men were said to have been travelling in two vehicles when they were stopped. One of these was reportedly later set ablaze.

Stopped while transporting a high profile primary who was subsequently killed and given a Viking funeral.
Posted by: Skidmark   2013-12-29 12:42  

#1  She said she also had an "excellent round table exchange" with the local council, with discussions of community needs and potential cooperation.

Ah, so ransom was paid.
Posted by: Pappy   2013-12-29 10:53  

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