/ 13 November 2000

KIDNAPPED LIBYAN DIPLOMATS FREED

SIX men kidnapped two Libyan diplomats in Pretoria at the weekend and demanded a R50 000 ransom, but police arrested all six and the hostages were released unharmed, SABC radio reported. The arrests came after a meeting was arranged to exchange the diplomats for cash, it said, adding that the police also seized four firearms and three vehicles. – AFP