Published : 24-07-2017
Palestinian activists said a number of Palestinian refugees from Syria have been detained in Libya’s northeastern city of Benghazi. Other refugees were kidnapped from Bani Walid area, northwest of Libya.
The activists said they have failed to reach out to six Palestinian refugees held in Benghazi’s central prison, including four from Syria and two from Lebanon, for 20 consecutive days.
The Palestinian Embassy has reportedly held contacts with Libyan parties to release the refugees in the next few days.
Kidnapers reportedly demanded a ransom to release the eight-member group kidnapped from Bani Walid, among them an elderly woman in her 70s.
The captives’ families have appealed to the international human rights institutions and the Palestinian Embassy to step up pressure on the concerned parties so as to release the refugees at the soonest time possible.
Libya has been a stopover for thousands of Palestinian refugees fleeing war-tattered Syria to Europe.
Palestinian activists said a number of Palestinian refugees from Syria have been detained in Libya’s northeastern city of Benghazi. Other refugees were kidnapped from Bani Walid area, northwest of Libya.
The activists said they have failed to reach out to six Palestinian refugees held in Benghazi’s central prison, including four from Syria and two from Lebanon, for 20 consecutive days.
The Palestinian Embassy has reportedly held contacts with Libyan parties to release the refugees in the next few days.
Kidnapers reportedly demanded a ransom to release the eight-member group kidnapped from Bani Walid, among them an elderly woman in her 70s.
The captives’ families have appealed to the international human rights institutions and the Palestinian Embassy to step up pressure on the concerned parties so as to release the refugees at the soonest time possible.
Libya has been a stopover for thousands of Palestinian refugees fleeing war-tattered Syria to Europe.
