Militias in Libya >>>
*. Numerous militias formed to topple Gaddafi still operate
*. Many still control the towns or areas where they were formed
*. Some believed to have links to al-Qaeda
*. Government has been unable to disarm them, instead it works with some militias
*. Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room, which says it seized the prime minister, has links to defence and interior ministries
*. It condemned the US raid to seize al-Qaeda suspect Anas al-Liby
Qustions &Answers: Lawless Libya.
> Why militias are up in arms
Might of militias challenges Libya
The prime minister was reportedly held at the interior ministry anti-crime department in Tripoli, where an official said he was treated well.
LaNUBlog has been told that local armed residents backed by brigades from nearby districts had rescued the PM, our correspondent in Tripoli, Rana Jawad, says.
The PM later appeared at a cabinet meeting broadcast live on Libyan television.
He thanked those who had taken part in the security operation to free him.
Mr Zeidan said: "I salute the revolutionaries who had an important role. The real revolutionaries, those who rose above greedy demands."
The prime minister said of his capture: "These are accidental things from the revolution's overflow and they will disappear."
Mr Zeidan assured foreigners the incident had happened "within the context of Libyan political wrangles".
Many militia groups saw the US raid in Tripoli on Saturday as a breach of Libyan sovereignty.
Mr Liby, 49, had been living openly in Tripoli before his capture.
He is believed to have been one of the masterminds behind the 1998 US embassy attacks, which killed more than 220 people in Kenya and Tanzania.
In remains unclear whether the Libyan government had prior knowledge of the US commando operation.
*. Many still control the towns or areas where they were formed
*. Some believed to have links to al-Qaeda
*. Government has been unable to disarm them, instead it works with some militias
*. Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room, which says it seized the prime minister, has links to defence and interior ministries
*. It condemned the US raid to seize al-Qaeda suspect Anas al-Liby
Qustions &Answers: Lawless Libya.
> Why militias are up in arms
Might of militias challenges Libya
The prime minister was reportedly held at the interior ministry anti-crime department in Tripoli, where an official said he was treated well.
LaNUBlog has been told that local armed residents backed by brigades from nearby districts had rescued the PM, our correspondent in Tripoli, Rana Jawad, says.
The PM later appeared at a cabinet meeting broadcast live on Libyan television.
He thanked those who had taken part in the security operation to free him.
Mr Zeidan said: "I salute the revolutionaries who had an important role. The real revolutionaries, those who rose above greedy demands."
The prime minister said of his capture: "These are accidental things from the revolution's overflow and they will disappear."
Mr Zeidan assured foreigners the incident had happened "within the context of Libyan political wrangles".
Many militia groups saw the US raid in Tripoli on Saturday as a breach of Libyan sovereignty.
Mr Liby, 49, had been living openly in Tripoli before his capture.
He is believed to have been one of the masterminds behind the 1998 US embassy attacks, which killed more than 220 people in Kenya and Tanzania.
In remains unclear whether the Libyan government had prior knowledge of the US commando operation.
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