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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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Seized Libyan PM 'held in Interior Ministry department'

Libya's Prime Minister Ali Zeidan is being held at the Interior Ministry's anti-crime department, an official with the department told the state news agency.

Zeidan was seized by former rebels who blamed him for the government's role in the US capture of a top al-Qaeda suspect in Tripoli.

The former rebels were working for the Interior Ministry to provide security in the capital.

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