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                   4 US Military Personnel Released in Libya

   U.S. officials say four military personnel who had been detained in
   Libya have been released.
   The circumstances under which the four were detained Friday remain
   unclear.
   Earlier Friday, a State Department spokeswoman said Washington was
   "seeking to further ascertain the facts and ensure their release."
   A report in The New York Times, citing unidentified officials, said the
   four were believed to have been reviewing potential evacuation routes
   for diplomats when the military personnel were detained.
   Americans in Libya have sometimes been targeted since 2011 when
   dictator Moammar Gadhafi`s government was overthrown by local rebel
   groups backed by U.S. and NATO air power.
   In late 2012, Islamist militants assaulted the U.S. consulate in
   Benghazi, killing the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other
   Americans.
   Earlier this month in Benghazi, an American teacher was gunned down
   during his morning run.
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