NEW DELHI: The Islamic State jihadist group (ISIS) kidnapped four Indian teachers working in Libya two days ago, but the government on Friday said it has "secured" the release of two of them
"Four Indians abducted in Libya ... I am happy we have been able to secure the release of Lakshmikant and Vijay Kumar. Trying for other two," external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said
Earlier in the morning, Swaraj had briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the incident as also the steps being taken by the ministry to secure their release.
"Two days ago, on July 29th at around 11pm, our mission in Tripoli came to know that four Indian nationals who were returning to India via Tripoli and Tunis, were detained at a checkpoint approximately 50km from Sirte. Of the four Indian nationals, two are from Hyderabad, one from Raichur and one from Bengaluru. Three of them were faculty members at the Sirte University and one was working at the Sirte University branch in Jufra," the spokesman said.
Source: indiatimes.com
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