Tunisia close consulate in Libyan capital.
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Tunis, 19.06.2015(Lana) Tunisian foreign minister, Tayyip
al-Bakoush, said on Friday that the Tunisian government decided to
close its consulate in the Libyan capital Tripoli and recall the
staff to Tunisia after gunmen stormed the consulate a week ago and
kidnapped ten employees.
All the ten diplomats were released and returned to Tunisia ion
Friday.
Al-Bakoush told reporters at Al-Awainiya military airport after
receiving the staff of the consulate, that we decided to close the
consulate in Tripoli and return all the 23-individual staff.
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