Libya’s central bank resumes operations

Move follows “safe return” of kidnapped official

Central Bank of Libya, Tripoli
Central Bank of Libya, Tripoli
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The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) said on August 19 that it had resumed operations after a kidnapped official was returned safely.

Musab Msallem, a director in the bank’s information technology department, had been abducted by an “unidentified party” the previous day. The CBL said there had been threats to kidnap other officials.

The abduction followed demonstrations by armed men who attempted to storm the central bank in the capital Tripoli and force its governor, Sadiq al-Kabir, to resign.

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