{{Jordan’s ambassador to Libya has been freed after being abducted by gunmen in the capital, Tripoli, last month.}}<\/p>\n
Fawaz al-Itan was released unharmed and was on his way home on Tuesday, Jordanian officials said.<\/p>\n
The kidnappers had reportedly demanded the release of a Libyan Islamist militant in exchange, but it is unclear whether this was granted.<\/p>\n
Diplomats have been the targets of a number of abductions in Libya in recent months amid continuing instability.<\/p>\n
The central government has struggled to assert its authority over the armed groups and tribesmen who helped end Muammar Gaddafi’s 41-year rule in 2011.<\/p>\n
{{‘Doing well’}}<\/p>\n
Mr Itan was kidnapped in the Libyan capital on 15 April when masked gunmen shot at his car, wounding the driver.<\/p>\n
Libyan state media quoted Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Nasser Judeh, as saying he was already on his way back to his homeland after his release on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
“The ambassador is doing well and he is now making his way back to his country,” Mr Judeh was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n
He gave no further details about the circumstances of the release.<\/p>\n
Investigators earlier said the kidnappers had demanded the return of Mohamed Dersi, a Libyan militant who was jailed for life in 2007 for plotting to blow up an airport in Jordan.<\/p>\n
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