Reply #21: Foreign Ministry Refutes 11 Ukrainians Allegedly Gunned Down In Libya

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Source: Ukrainian News Agency

(12:25, Wednesday, September 14, 2011)


The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine refutes the reports alleging 11 Ukrainians gunned down in Libya, reads a statement made by Foreign Affairs Ministry press secretary Oleksandr Dikusarov.

"Preliminary information, received from an informed circle in Libya citing military command of the town of Misurata, Libya, they have found out that the allegation of eleven gunned-down citizens of Ukraine is false," it said.

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Information from the Ukrainian Embassy in Libya, health condition of the detained Ukrainians is satisfactory, they are provided with food, drinking water, and they are allowed to talk on the telephone with their relatives.

As Ukrainian News earlier reported, the National Transitional Council in Libya on August 21 detained 22 citizens of Ukraine on suspicion of collaborating with forces loyal to former Libyan leader Qadhafi.

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http://un.ua/eng/article/349773.html