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| Libyan authorities allow arrested journalist to fly home to UK | Libyan authorities allow arrested journalist to fly home to UK |
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| A journalist detained in Libya was allowed to fly home to the UK on Tuesday night after five days of negotiations for her release between embassy staff and the authorities. | A journalist detained in Libya was allowed to fly home to the UK on Tuesday night after five days of negotiations for her release between embassy staff and the authorities. |
| Sharon Ward, a freelance TV reporter who has worked in Libya for organisations including the BBC and Human Rights Watch, was arrested last Thursday after filming refugees from the former pro-Gaddafi town of Tawarga housed in Tripoli's naval academy. | Sharon Ward, a freelance TV reporter who has worked in Libya for organisations including the BBC and Human Rights Watch, was arrested last Thursday after filming refugees from the former pro-Gaddafi town of Tawarga housed in Tripoli's naval academy. |
| She said she was accused of failing to get permission to work on a military site, and spent more than 50 hours in detention. | She said she was accused of failing to get permission to work on a military site, and spent more than 50 hours in detention. |
| "I was filming the last shot and some security guy said, 'What are you doing?'" Ward told the Guardian. "They are saying you have to respect the laws of Libya." | "I was filming the last shot and some security guy said, 'What are you doing?'" Ward told the Guardian. "They are saying you have to respect the laws of Libya." |
| The saga threatened to descend into farce on Monday when authorities demanded she hand over her tapes, only to find she had hidden them in a wastepaper basket that had been emptied by hotel cleaners. | The saga threatened to descend into farce on Monday when authorities demanded she hand over her tapes, only to find she had hidden them in a wastepaper basket that had been emptied by hotel cleaners. |
| Ward, who has both British and New Zealand nationalities, said following the intervention of senior embassy staff Libyan authorities dropped the demand. A local man and a translator arrested with her were also both freed. | Ward, who has both British and New Zealand nationalities, said following the intervention of senior embassy staff Libyan authorities dropped the demand. A local man and a translator arrested with her were also both freed. |
| An embassy spokeswoman said: "Sharon Ward voluntarily left Libya and the British embassy would like to thank the Libyan authorities for assisting in resolving Sharon's case." | An embassy spokeswoman said: "Sharon Ward voluntarily left Libya and the British embassy would like to thank the Libyan authorities for assisting in resolving Sharon's case." |
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