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           Libyan PM Wants Positive Relations Amid US Raid Aftermath

   Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan says his country wants to keep good
   relations with the United States after a raid by American special
   forces captured a senior al-Qaida operative last week in Tripoli.
   ``The relations with the United States are those of friendship and
   positive cooperation, and they are very good. The United States helped
   Libya very much during the revolution and the relations should not be
   affected by an incident, even if it is a serious one. We emphasize that
   Libyan citizens should be judged in Libya, and Libya does not surrender
   its sons. I hope this incident will be wisely solved by the two
   countries in a wise manner, God willing.``
   Earlier Tuesday, Libya`s Justice Ministry said it had summoned U.S.
   Ambassador Deborah Jones to answer questions about the operation. The
   government already had asked for clarification about what it called the
   "kidnapping" of Abu Anas al-Libi.
   U.S. forces grabbed Libi from his car Saturday in Tripoli, and have
   taken him to a Navy ship for interrogation.
   On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry defended the capture,
   calling it "legal and appropriate." He said the Libyan government`s
   complaints are unfounded, and that Libi will go before a court of law.
   A federal court in New York indicted Libi in 2000 for allegedly
   planning the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
   The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation offered a $5 million bounty
   for information leading to his capture.
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