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Kidnapped Libya Olympic Chief Released

Ahmed Nabil al-Taher al-Alam was taken by gunmen a week ago in Tripoli

By Mark Russell,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 22, 2012 6:14 AM CDT

(Newser) – A week after being kidnapped by gunmen in Tripoli, the president of the Libyan Olympic Committee has been freed unharmed and is back home, reports Reuters. "He is fine," says a fellow Olympic official. Ahmed Nabil al-Taher al-Alam reportedly plans to leave for London "in two or three days" to help Libya's small Olympic team prepare for Friday's opening. Al-Alam took over from Mohammed Gadhafi as head of the Olympic Committee last year, after the son of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi fled to Algeria.

Ahmed Nabil al-Taher al-Alam, the head of Libya's Olympic Committee, was freed today, a week after being kidnapped in Tripoli.
Ahmed Nabil al-Taher al-Alam, the head of Libya's Olympic Committee, was freed today, a week after being kidnapped in Tripoli.   (Shutterstock)
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SPHeroid
Jul 22, 2012 6:01 PM CDT
The Olympics haven't even begun and I'm already tired of the coverage.....
right2dave
Jul 22, 2012 8:53 AM CDT
I was really worried about that?
 

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