The Interior Ministry of Libya’s internationally recognized government in Tripoli announced on Wednesday that the kidnapped girl, Wissal Abdelhafeed, was released.
Wissal was kidnapped two weeks ago from her home in the Kremia area of south Tripoli.
The Interior Ministry said after tracing and tracking the mobile number used by the kidnappers to contact her family, they were able to make a number of arrests. The kidnappers had requested a ransom of US$ 5 million. Some reports say the kidnappers knew the family.