Gunmen kidnap Jordan’s ambassador to Libya

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Armed and masked men kidnapped Jordan’s ambassador to Libya as he rode to work in the capital city of Tripoli on Tuesday, April 15. The gunmen shot at the ambassador’s car and wounded his driver, officials said. Tuesday’s incident was the latest targeting of Libyan leaders and foreign diplomats in the increasingly lawless North African country, 3 years after NATO-backed rebels ended autocratic leader Moamer Kadhafi’s 4-decade reign. Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Nsur urged the Libyan authorities to work to secure the safe release of the kingdom’s ambassador, Fawaz Aitan. Jordan’s Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said Amman had yet to receive any demands from the kidnappers.

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