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Ex-Libya PM al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi 'jailed in Tunisia' | |
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Libya's former Prime Minister, al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, has been arrested in Tunisia and sentenced to six months in prison, officials say. | |
Mr Mahmoudi was arrested on Wednesday near the border with Algeria. He was jailed for entering Tunisia illegally. | |
He served as prime minister until Col Muammar Gaddafi was ousted last month. | |
Col Gaddafi's whereabouts remain unknown as loyalists hold out in a few strongholds surrounded by troops loyal to the new interim leadership. | Col Gaddafi's whereabouts remain unknown as loyalists hold out in a few strongholds surrounded by troops loyal to the new interim leadership. |
Mr Mahmoudi was detained in Tamaghza, in southern Tunisia, close to the border with Algeria, Tunisian interior ministry officials said. | |
He had been trying to cross the border, but gave himself up without resistance, according to a report on a TV station run by Libya's National Transitional Council (TNC). | |
It also claimed that he was carrying fake documents. | It also claimed that he was carrying fake documents. |
However, a report by Agence France-Presse news agency quoted an unnamed Tunisian security official as saying that Mr Mahmoudi was entering Tunisia. | However, a report by Agence France-Presse news agency quoted an unnamed Tunisian security official as saying that Mr Mahmoudi was entering Tunisia. |
Algeria has had difficult relations with Libya's new rulers, and gave refuge to Col Gaddafi's wife and three of his children. | Algeria has had difficult relations with Libya's new rulers, and gave refuge to Col Gaddafi's wife and three of his children. |
But on Thursday Algeria's foreign ministry said it was prepared to work closely with the NTC, the official Algerian news agency reported. | But on Thursday Algeria's foreign ministry said it was prepared to work closely with the NTC, the official Algerian news agency reported. |
Al-Arabiya TV quoted the Algerian foreign minister as saying his country had joined other countries in officially recognising the NTC. | Al-Arabiya TV quoted the Algerian foreign minister as saying his country had joined other countries in officially recognising the NTC. |
Meanwhile in Libya, NTC forces said they had captured all three main towns in the al-Jufra oasis in the south of the country. | Meanwhile in Libya, NTC forces said they had captured all three main towns in the al-Jufra oasis in the south of the country. |
On Wednesday the NTC announced its forces had taken much of Libya's largest desert city, Sabha, also in the south. | On Wednesday the NTC announced its forces had taken much of Libya's largest desert city, Sabha, also in the south. |
But the NTC fighters are still facing fierce resistance in two other Gaddafi strongholds, Bani Walid and Sirte. | But the NTC fighters are still facing fierce resistance in two other Gaddafi strongholds, Bani Walid and Sirte. |
In the capital Tripoli on Thursday, the US raised its flag over the US embassy for the first time since the fall of Col Gaddafi. | In the capital Tripoli on Thursday, the US raised its flag over the US embassy for the first time since the fall of Col Gaddafi. |
It comes a day after US Ambassador Gene Cretz arrived back in the country. | It comes a day after US Ambassador Gene Cretz arrived back in the country. |
Libya's Interim Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril, who is at the UN General Assembly meeting in New York, has said he expects a new government to be announced within 10 days. | Libya's Interim Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril, who is at the UN General Assembly meeting in New York, has said he expects a new government to be announced within 10 days. |