Libyan PM Calls Kidnapping Attempted Coup

Libya's prime minister says his brief abduction was nothing less than a failed attempt to overthrow the government. In a news conference Friday in Tripoli, Prime Minister Ali Zidan lashed out at his kidnappers, saying his capture was part of a broader plan on the part of his political opponents to destabilize the government. The suspected kidnappers -- former rebels now part of the Libyan government -- have said they acted in response to a United States Special Forces operation that ...

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