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Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan kidnapped: government

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AFP Tripoli
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was kidnapped at dawn today by an armed group and taken to an unknown location, the government said.

"The head of the transitional government, Ali Zeidan, was taken to an unknown destination for unknown reasons by a group" of men believed to be former rebels, the government said in a brief statement on its website.

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First Published: Oct 10 2013 | 10:20 AM IST

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