Friday, June 24, 2011

Gaddafi has released dozens of rebel supporters and allowed them to sail back to Benghazi on Friday

Libyan swap of detainees may signal broader talks | Reuters: via   
BENGHAZI, Libya, June 24 (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has released dozens of rebel supporters and allowed them to sail back to Benghazi on Friday in a move that could mark the beginning of broader talks between the adversaries.
In a transfer facilitated by the Red Cross, a ship carrying about 50 men detained by Gaddafi forces in western Libya docked in Benghazi's harbour alongside hundreds of other refugees.
"These are mainly civilians...Among them there are 51 people who were detained in Tripoli but were released by the government there so we brought them back," said Dibeh Fakhr, a spokeswoman for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Benghazi

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