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| Saiqa Special Forces free kidnapped man in Benghazi |
| 2014-06-29 |
| [Libya Herald] Saiqa Special forces say they have freed a man who had been kidnapped from an appartment in Benghazi's Salmani district, apprehending those holding him during the rescue. Head of Saiqa Special Forces ...Libya's elite army unit, insofar as they have one, formed from a mixture of paratroopers and commandos. The group emerged from a militia with the same name in 2010. It now numbers a few thousand and reports to the Ministry of Defence. It deployed in Benghazi in an attempt to control the carnage. As a result, it has been attacked and several of its officers murdered. The force is popular in Benghazi for its stance against Ansar al-Sharia group... Investigations Unit Fadel Al-Hassi told the Libya Herald that Saiqa had freed the man, whom he identified as Hamza Khfaifi, yesterday. He said Khfaifi was now at death's door at a Benghazi hospital following his ordeal but would not disclose how he came to be maimed or who had been holding him. Hassi said his department had been contacted in relation to 43 kidnappings in greater Benghazi since May. He said abductees included members of the security forces and military, civilians, Libyans and foreign nationals. He said security officials were doing all within their power to ascertain the whereabouts of those who had been kidnapped but that Saiqa and its partners faced an uphill struggle given the city's security situation. |
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