Tripoli (
AsiaNews / Agencies) - Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan (see photo) was
abducted at dawn this morning by a group of armed men. According
to various sources , the group is made up of former rebels , linked to the
Ministry of the Interior and kidnapped the premier at the hotel Corinthia,
where he lives . The
groups would be Libya
Revolutionaries Operations Room and the Crime Combating Committee.
The
reasons for the kidnapping are not yet know. Two
days ago in a television interview Ali Zeidan complained that his country is
becoming a very important basis for arms trafficking in Africa. A
month ago, visiting Britain , he sought the help of London to free Libya from
weapons , suspecting that they are smuggled into Syria .
The
kidnapping comes a few days after the operation of a commando of U.S. Marines ,
who captured Abu Anas al -Libi , a personality linked to al Qaeda and transferred
him onto a U.S. warship . Al-
Libi is accused of being among the perpetrators of the attacks on U.S.
embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998 .
The
seizure of al-Libi provoked a storm of criticism against the Libyan government,
especially by groups of former rebels who fought for the fall of Muammar
Gaddafi and are now enrolled ( and paid for ) in the Ministry of Interior and
Defense.