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6 Coptic Christian Egyptians Held in Libya are Free: Egypt Foreign Ministry

February 18, 2023
Egyptians carry their belongings as they transit the Sallum border crossing with Libya on February 23, 2011. Photo: Tarek Elframawy

Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Spokesman Ahmed AbuZeid announced on Friday, 17 February the release of six Egyptians who were held at an irregular migrant detention centre in western Libya, according to the Egyptian Embassy in Tripoli. وفقاً للمعلومات الواردة من سفارتنا فى طرابلس، فقد تم بحمد الله إطلاق سراح المصريين الست المحتجزين فى ليبيا …. نتابع عودة أبناء مصر آمنين إلى أرض الوطن بإذن الله. — Egypt MFA Spokesperson (@MfaEgypt) February 17, 2023 The Egyptians, who are Coptic Christian workers originating from a village in Sohag in Upper Egypt, were captured while travelling by land across Libya in search for job opportunities. The MFA emphasised in a statement that they had only been authorised to be in the eastern part of Libya, but were abducted and taken to a detention centre in the west of the country. The statement detailed that this detention centre was not under the rule of Libyan authorities. Egypt has a close relationship with neighbouring eastern Libya, which is currently under the rule of the Libyan National Army led by Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar, whereas western Libya, under the rule of the Government of…


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