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Three kidnapped Tunisian consular staff freed

Tunisia is one of the few countries to still have a diplomatic presence in Tripoli since an armed faction called Libya Dawn took over the capital and forced out the internationally recognised government that now operates from the east.

A police vehicle is seen parked in front of the Tunisian consulate in Tripoli, Libya June 13, 2015.  REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny

Three of the ten Tunisian consular staff kidnapped in Libya last week have been freed and negotiations over other hostages are continuing, a Libyan official and a Tunisian source said on Tuesday.

Gunmen stormed the consulate in Tripoli on Friday.

Tunisia is one of the few countries to still have a diplomatic presence in Tripoli since an armed faction called Libya Dawn took over the capital and forced out the internationally recognised government that now operates from the east.

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