Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani ack**wledged Wednesday that the United Arab Emirates has arrested seven Libyans, denying reports that the Gulf state had detained 30. "Only seven people" are being held, Thani told reporters in Abu Dhabi, without saying why they had been arrested. Pro-Islamist Libyan media reported on September 1 that some 30 Libyans had been detained by UAE authorities. The arrests reportedly came after air raids last month on Islamist fighters in Libya that US officials said were carried out by the United Arab Emirates.
09-15-2014, 02:25 PM
Libya PM says 'only 7' citizens held in UAE
Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani ack**wledged Wednesday that the United Arab Emirates has arrested seven Libyans, denying reports that the Gulf state had detained 30. "Only seven people" are being held, Thani told reporters in Abu Dhabi, without saying why they had been arrested. Pro-Islamist Libyan media reported on September 1 that some 30 Libyans had been detained by UAE authorities. The arrests reportedly came after air raids last month on Islamist fighters in Libya that US officials said were carried out by the United Arab Emirates.
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