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| Libyans held for 'sex attack' on Britons in Benghazi | |
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| Four Libyans have been arrested over claims they sexually assaulted two British aid workers earlier this week. | Four Libyans have been arrested over claims they sexually assaulted two British aid workers earlier this week. |
| The workers were apparently abducted at a checkpoint near the city of Benghazi and held for hours before being freed on Wednesday. | The workers were apparently abducted at a checkpoint near the city of Benghazi and held for hours before being freed on Wednesday. |
| The women were in a convoy travelling overland to Gaza. | The women were in a convoy travelling overland to Gaza. |
| A Libyan army official said the arrested men were former members of the security forces who had been dismissed from their jobs several months ago. | A Libyan army official said the arrested men were former members of the security forces who had been dismissed from their jobs several months ago. |
| The BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli said Friday prayer sermons in some mosques began with condemnations of the assault. | The BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli said Friday prayer sermons in some mosques began with condemnations of the assault. |
| The women were in a convoy driving from Morocco to Gaza. | The women were in a convoy driving from Morocco to Gaza. |
| They reached the Egyptian border, where officials refused permission for them to cross. | They reached the Egyptian border, where officials refused permission for them to cross. |
| Five members of the convoy, including the two women, took a taxi to Benghazi in the hope of catching a flight back to the UK. | Five members of the convoy, including the two women, took a taxi to Benghazi in the hope of catching a flight back to the UK. |
| They were stopped at a checkpoint, abducted and the two women were allegedly sexually assaulted. | They were stopped at a checkpoint, abducted and the two women were allegedly sexually assaulted. |
| UK ambassador Michael Aron told the BBC that the incident was horrific and the Libyan authorities were investigating. | |
| The group of aid workers were taken to the Turkish consulate in Benghazi after their release. British officials said they had now returned to the UK. | The group of aid workers were taken to the Turkish consulate in Benghazi after their release. British officials said they had now returned to the UK. |