Journalist abducted by men wearing uniforms in Libyan capital
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}
The head of Libya's official news agency says men in military uniform have abducted a journalist in central Tripoli.
Abdel-Bassit Abu-Diyah told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Younis Ali Younis, a journalist with LANA news agency, was taken the day before while sitting in a cafe next to a five-star hotel in Tripoli. His whereabouts are not known.
Most uniformed men in Tripoli are militias composed largely of ex-rebels. The government relies on them for security in the tumultuous aftermath of the 2011 civil war, but they are often blamed for abuses including abductions and assassinations.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}
Officials are most frequently targeted but journalists too have often been subjected to threats and attacks.