Political activist Salah Al-Bakoush kidnapped in Tripoli

Political activist and former political adviser for the General National Congress of Libya, Salah Al-Bakoush, was kidnapped from nearby his house in Tripoli’s Hay Demashik district on Friday.
According to his family and relatives, he was kidnapped when he was on his way back home.
No further details about who might have had a hand in the abduction was given by his family.
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