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30.05.2015 Libya

Libya militia frees all detained Tunisians: ministry

By AFP
Fighters from the Fajr Libya Libya Dawn, an alliance of Islamist-backed militias, take position in Bir al-Ghanam, around 50 kilometres from the capital Tripoli on March 5, 2015.  By Mahmud Turkia AFPFileFighters from the Fajr Libya (Libya Dawn), an alliance of Islamist-backed militias, take position in Bir al-Ghanam, around 50 kilometres from the capital Tripoli on March 5, 2015. By Mahmud Turkia (AFP/File)
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Tunis (AFP) - Dozens of Tunisians held in Libya by a militia that is part of an alliance ruling the capital Tripoli have been freed, Tunisia's foreign ministry announced Saturday.

"All the Tunisians being held in Libya have been freed. The final group was released today," the ministry said in a statement, without giving numbers.

Tunis announced earlier in May that 172 of its nationals were being held in western Libya by a militia belonging to the Libya Dawn alliance.

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