Libyan PM, freed from abduction, appeals for calm

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was abducted by gunmen who snatched him from his hotel and held him for several hours in apparent retaliation for a US special forces raid that captured an al Qaida suspect in Tripoli last weekend.

Libyan PM, freed from abduction, appeals for calm

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was abducted by gunmen who snatched him from his hotel and held him for several hours in apparent retaliation for a US special forces raid that captured an al Qaida suspect in Tripoli last weekend.

After he was freed, he appealed for “wisdom” and calm.

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