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Five Egyptian diplomats kidnapped in Libya were released late on Sunday, regional broadcaster Al Arabiya reported, quoting one of the kidnappers.
Four members of staff at the Egyptian embassy in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, were kidnapped on Saturday, a day after another Egyptian diplomat was seized by gunmen.
Libya's Foreign Ministry confirmed the release of the five Egyptians, Al Arabiya said.
The abduction of the administrative attache at the Egyptian embassy on Friday was said to have come in response to the recent arrest of a leading Libyan militiaman by Egyptian authorities in the coastal city of Alexandria.
Four members of staff at the Egyptian embassy in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, were kidnapped on Saturday, a day after another Egyptian diplomat was seized by gunmen.
Libya's Foreign Ministry confirmed the release of the five Egyptians, Al Arabiya said.
The abduction of the administrative attache at the Egyptian embassy on Friday was said to have come in response to the recent arrest of a leading Libyan militiaman by Egyptian authorities in the coastal city of Alexandria.