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March 11, 2011

2 Journalists Missing in Libya Following Arrests 
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The United Nations now reports more than 250,000 people have fled Libya
to escape the fighting. Meanwhile, at least two foreign journalists
remain missing following their arrest by Gaddafi's forces earlier this
week. Guardian reporter Ghaith Abdul-Ahad and Andrei Netto of the
Brazilian newspaper Estado are being held at undisclosed locations.
Soazig Dollet of Reporters Without Borders condemned their arrests.

bq .Soazig Dollet: "There were clear declarations from the Foreign
Ministry of Libya that those journalists entered illegally, are
collaborating with al Qaeda forces. There is really a concern for those
two journalists that have been arrested on Sunday in Zawiyah and we
really hope for their release to come soon."



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