ISIS frees 20 foreign workers

March 18, 2015 02:43

ISIS militants kidnapped 20 foreigners working at a Libyan hospital, then released them -- under the condition, if they want to live, that they stay put so they can treat members of the Islamist extremist group, a hospital official said.

About 30 gunmen tied to the group calling itself the Islamic State stormed Ibn Sina Hospital in Sirte on Monday while a bus was waiting to take the workers to Tripoli, Libya's capital.

The medical workers were later released and sent back to their homes near the medical facility, a hospital official said Tuesday. But they can't go far, with ISIS militants ordering them not to leave Sirte, according to the official.

One of those kidnapped, a doctor from Uzbekistan, was told he is safe as long as he didn't leave, and he treated any militants who were wounded, the hospital official said.

Read full story HERE.

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

EPL: Arsenal stun United; reignite title hopes

Arsenal reclaim provisional top spot with 1-0 win at Man United

In Pictures - 5 in a row! RCB thrash DC to stay alive

Images from the IPL match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru, on Sunday.

Only 12% of LS candidates in fray in phase 5 are women: ADR

The representation of women in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls continues to remain dismally low, as only about 12 percent of the candidates in the fray in the fifth phase are female, according to an analysis by poll rights body ADR.

One more Indian-origin held in Canada's CAD 22.5 mn gold, cash heist

The gold and currency had arrived on an Air Canada flight from Zurich, Switzerland, to Pearson International Airport in Toronto.

Shock at Italian Open: Tabilo upsets Djokovic

Tabilo broke the top seed four times on Centre Court while not conceding a single break point.