Five kidnapped Egyptian diplomats, as well as Libyan Revolutionaries Operations Room head Shaban Hadia Al-Zway, who was arrested two days ago in Alexandria on suspicion of links to al Qaeda, were reportedly freed after kidnappers holding the five diplomats gave Egypt 24 hours to release him. As a precaution, Egypt had evacuated staff from its embassy in Tripoli and consulate in Benghazi yesterday. Sebha is now said to be calm, but 99 people have been killed and 139 wounded in recent clashes; promised government forces never arrived. Schools and universities in Janzour, a few miles west of Tripoli, were closed due to ongoing clashes.
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