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Two Indian hostages in Libya rescued: Sushma Swaraj

They were abducted by Islamic State militants in July last year

Sushma Swaraj
Sushma Swaraj
Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Sep 15 2016 | 10:43 AM IST
Two Indians, who were held captive in Libya for over a year, have been rescued, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today.

"I am happy to inform that T Gopalakrishna (AP) & C BalaramKishan (Telangana) who were captive in Libya since 29 July, 2015 have been rescued," she tweeted.

The two Indians, who were teaching at Libya's Sirte University, were abducted by Islamic State militants in July last year.

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First Published: Sep 15 2016 | 10:22 AM IST

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