Libyan journalist Abdelhafid al-Mogassbi, who was kidnapped five weeks ago by unknown gunmen in the country's second city Benghazi, said Thursday he has been released.
Mogassbi, who was seized on November 22 from the offices of his newspaper, told AFP he was freed on Wednesday and was in "good" health, but gave no details of his detention or release.
According to the government media authority, unknown assailants had entered the offices "threatening" employees and seized Mogassbi.
They refused to show identification or an arrest warrant or to explain their action, said the Benghazi branch of the authority.
