LONDON (AFP) – Britain said Sunday that it had a small diplomatic team in Benghazi but refused to confirm reports that a diplomat and an elite special forces unit were being held in Libya's second city.
A Libyan opposition spokesman, confirming British media reports, said several British soldiers and a London diplomat were detained after landing in rebel-held Libya but are "safe and well".
The Sunday Times newspaper had said the SpecialAir Service (SAS) unit was captured along with the junior diplomat they were escorting through the rebel-held east and who was seeking contact with opponents of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi.
A Libyan opposition spokesman, confirming British media reports, said several British soldiers and a London diplomat were detained after landing in rebel-held Libya but are "safe and well".
The Sunday Times newspaper had said the SpecialAir Service (SAS) unit was captured along with the junior diplomat they were escorting through the rebel-held east and who was seeking contact with opponents of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi.
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