British journalists held in Libya transferred to government
Tripoli, 15 Mar – (ANA) - Two British journalists who were detained by a Libyan militia group last month have been handed over to the Libyan Interior Ministry.
Nick Davies-Jones and Gareth Montgomery-Johnson work for the Iranian news channel Press TV.
They were detained on 22 February and accused of working in the country illegally.
The UK embassy in Tripoli said it was following developments closely and providing full consular support.
The sister of Mr Montgomery-Johnson, Mel Gribble, said the UK Foreign Office had confirmed to her that the two men were no longer being held by the militia. (ANA)
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