Five Tunisians detained in Libya released

Tunis – Five Tunisians detained in Libya have been released and are currently at the Tunisian consulate general in Tripoli, said Wednesday the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The five Tunisians, from the governorate of Kairouan, belong to the same family and were held for three days in the city of Jenzour in Libya, the source said in a statement.

The Tunisian foreign Ministry welcomed “the cooperation of the Libyan parties that helped the release of the Tunisians detained ‘.

He also said to have reached, through diplomatic channels, to determine the party involved in this case and persuade her to deliver and transfer detainees to the Consulate General of Tunisia in Tripoli.