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Sunday 24 May 2015 - 12:00 Makkah mean time-6-8-1436
Tunisian detainees (Photo: al-Araby al-Jadeed site)
Tunis (IINA) – Tunisian Foreign Ministry has announced that 60 of its citizens have been released from detention in Libya, leaving more than 100 still under arrest, AP reported.
On Saturday, Tunisia's Consul in Tripoli Brahim Rezgui said that 172 Tunisians had been arrested by the authorities. Differing reasons have been given for the arrest, including retaliation for the arrest of a Libyan in Tunisia or for immigration reasons.
A Tunisian Foreign Ministry statement Thursday said negotiations were continuing to free those still in custody. The statement warned Tunisians in Libya to "exercise extreme caution" when travelling through the country and to avoid "areas of tension". It also advised them to "come back to Tunisia" if need be.
Many Tunisians work in Libya, which is controlled by rival governments at either end of the country and is home to many armed militias.
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