Kidnapped Jordanian ambassador Fawaz al-Itan was freed by his Islamist captors in exchange for Jordan’s release of jailed al Qaeda militant Mohamed Dersi; Libya recently signed an extradition agreement with Jordan on Dersi, who is now in Libya. A Libyan diplomat was kidnapped in Derna. The senior appellate court judge in Derna was shot in an attempted assassination. Judicial police went on strike for better security after five officers were killed last week in Warshefana. Armed attackers in army uniforms blew up a factory in Sebha.
