Egypt’s state television reported Friday that 23
Egyptian workers kidnapped in Libya have been
freed and returned to their country.
The workers, who had been taken hostage 10
days earlier, were freed by “Libyan special
forces in coordination with the Egyptian general
intelligence service,” the state TV said.
The group had been taken hostage near the oil
town of Brega.
In an interview at a border crossing between
Egypt and Libya, one of the released hostages
said they had been kidnapped by people
demanding ransom.
The state TV aired footage of the workers
arriving at the border crossing. They waved
Egyptian flags.
Egypt’s government has warned citizens seeking
employment not to travel to Libya, which has
been gripped by unrest over the past few years.
However, thousands of Egyptians choose the
war-torn country for jobs.
In February, the United Nations warned against
the expansion of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist
group in Libya.
The terrorists released footage in February 2015
showing the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic
Christians kidnapped in Libya.
Forces loyal to Libya’s unity government have
been engaged in a battle for the city of Sirte for
the past several weeks. The city is the
stronghold of Daesh in Libya.
Press TV
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