Libya

Italian Journalist finally freed about being kidnapped in Libya

In Libya four Italian journalists were kidnapped and held at gunpoint, while traveling to Tripoli. The journalist were approached by armed men and held captive in private homes. Libya military men did come in and take over the four journalists. The Italians were freed on Thursday and no one is releasing exact information on how the journalists were released from Libyan custody. Right after the journalist were released news was published that heads of Libya had a meeting concerning the concept of securing the release of billions of dollars in frozen Libyan assets.

The fact that the journalists were released right before the meeting is definitely a relationship issue. Why the Italians were taken in the first place is still unknown, however there had to be some motive behind the kidnapping. The kidnapping was not over a struggle power; it definitely had to do with affairs of the country. Even though the Italians were not released under negations, but through a raid of the houses they were being held at, who knows what could have come if the raid would not have happened. Money or various other negotiations could have come into effect.

Liberal

http:/ Libyarticle.wn.com/view/2011/08/25/4_Italian_journalists_kidnapped_in_Libya_freed/

http:/translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.corriere.it/english/&ei=x09yTp2CI-GusQLfz-X1CQ&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CB0Q7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Ditalian%2Bnewspaper%2Bin%2Benglish%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26prmd%3Dimvn

September 15, 2011 at 5:47 pm