AMMAN, May 13 (AP): Jordan's ambassador abducted last month in Libya has been released by his captors and is on his way home, the kingdom's foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Ambassador Fawaz al-Etan was taken by gunmen from his vehicle in central Tripoli near the Jordanian Embassy on April 15. Assailants opened fire on his car, wounded his driver and then forced him out at gunpoint.
It was one of the latest abductions in the North African nation still plagued by lawlessness more than two years since the country's 8-month civil war ended with Moammar Gadhafi's killing in October 2011.
Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh gave no other details in announcing al-Etan's release. The kingdom's Information Minister Mohammad al-Momani told The Associated Press that al-Etan was in good health and was returning home on a military plane.
Jordanian ambassador released in Libya
FE Team | Published: May 14, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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