Something is going on in these two incidents that we are not being told. Big surprise. Prayers for their safety.
Via Daily Star:
BENGHAZI, Libya: Two Americans were being held by the Libyan army at its headquarters in the city of Benghazi, a local security source and army sources told Reuters.
The identity of the two Americans was not immediately clear nor why they were detained.
The U.S embassy in Libya could not be reached for comment.
Last week, four American military personnel were detained by the Libyan government on Friday and held in custody for several hours before being released, U.S. officials said.
Update:
After a Briton and New Zealander were shot to death earlier today in western Libya, concerns about safety were sharp.
Fortunately, the Army released the Americans after they were questioned.
Via Global Post:
Security forces briefly detained on Thursday two Americans playing for a basketball team in Libya’s volatile eastern city of Benghazi, a security source said.
The unidentified men, who play for Benghazi’s Al-Hilal, “were picked up while they were practising near Garyounes University,” said one of the school’s security officials.
“They were arrested in the company of two Libyans and were freed after being questioned,” the source said without explaining why they had been picked up.