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Five Egyptian diplomats were kidnapped in Tripoli, reportedly in retaliation for the arrest of Libyan Revolutionaries Operation Room head Shaaban Masoud Khalifa a.k.a. Abu Obaida Al-Zawy, who was detained last night in Alexandria, Egypt, on suspicion of links to al Qaeda. During a Benghazi special forces raid on a militant Islamist cell, four militants were arrested, a special forces member was killed, and a hit list with names of police and military officials was seized. A Benghazi radio presenter and former security official was in stable condition following an assassination attempt.