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Two Indians held captive in Libya since July 2015 rescued: Sushma Swaraj
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday informed that two Indians, who had been in captivity in Libya since July 29, 2015, have been released.
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday informed that two Indians, who had been in captivity in Libya since July 29, 2015, have been released.
The two Indians, who were teaching at Libya's Sirte University, were abducted by Islamic State militants in July last year.
T Gopalakrishna hails from Andhra Pradesh and C Balaramkishan is a resident of Telangana.
In a tweet, Sushma Swaraj wrote:
Both Gopalakrishna and Balaramkishan were abducted while they were on their way to Tripoli airport to return to India.
Sirte is the hometown of ousted Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.