Four Americans Arrested in Al-Ajailat West of Tripoli in Libya

According to Omar Al-Mukhtar, the head of the Sabratha Military Council, the incident occurred when two SUVs were stopped at a checkpoint of Shebaika and each was carrying two foreigners.

The persons were armed and carried communication equipment.
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Postings on social media have accused the four Americans as spies and questioned the reason behind their venturing away from the capital tripoli.

One vehicle, Toyota Land cruiser, carrying two people tried to escape but it was chased and stopped near Sabratha city where the security people from Ajailat arrested the two Americans in the car which was later set on fire.