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UK offers support to Libyan PM

David Cameron has spoken to his Libyan counterpart Ali Zeidan following his release after being seized by gunmen today and promised the UK's support to help build a "stable, free, peaceful" Libya, the Prime Minister's spokesman has said.

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Ex-Libyan rebels 'seized PM' over al-Qaeda capture

A group of former Libyan rebels said it seized Prime Minister Ali Zeidan from a hotel because of his government's role in the US capture of a top al-Qaeda suspect in Tripoli.

His arrest comes after the statement by John Kerry about the capture of Abu Anas al-Libi, after he said the Libyan government was aware of the operation.

– Operations Room of Libya's Revolutionaries spokesman

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