Two Indians abducted in Libya’s Sirte, an area controlled by the Islamic State, have been freed, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted on Thursday.
Four Indian men were detained at a checkpoint about 50km from Sirte, hometown of former Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi, in July while on their way back to India. Two of them – Lakshmikanth from Raichur in Karnataka and Bengaluru resident Vijay Kumar were released after two days in captivity
Sushma tweets, 2 Indians abducted from Libya’s IS stronghold in 2015 rescued
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