BBC staff 'arrested and tortured in Libya by Gaddafi forces'
Journalists subjected to mock execution in ordeal which represents most serious incident against international media
Two journalists working for the BBC in Libya have been arrested, tortured and subjected to a mock execution by security forces of ColonelMuammar Gaddafi's regime.
The shocking account of their experiences, including being held in a cage in a militia barracks while others were tortured around them, was made available to media colleagues in Tripoli after the men had been released and left the country.
At one point during their captivity the men say they had shots fired past their heads as they were led into a barracks.
One of the men was attacked repeatedly with fists, boots, rifle butts, a stick and piece of pipe. He also described trying to help other victims of torture whom they saw, some of whom had had their ribs broken during beatings.
