The abduction of the five on Saturday and of another member of the Egyptian embassy's staff a day earlier came after Shaaban Hadeia, a prominent commander in the rebellion that ousted Kadhafi in 2011.
The kidnappings in Tripoli occurred despite Libya's announcement that security around the embassy had been reinforced.
They also came as fighting in the south and west of the country claimed more than 150 lives, adding to the sense of chaos in Libya more than two years after Kadhafi's demise.
Foreigners have been targeted several times in recent weeks: two Italians were seized last week in east Libya and a South Korean trade representative was released by security forces on Wednesday, three days after being abducted in Tripoli.
http://www.nst.com.my/world/egyptian-diplomats-seized-in-libya-freed-in-swap-1.530259
These tense relations between Egypt and Libya are just adding to the volatile situations in both of these countries. The rest of the Arab world really does not need more problems and this is definitely not a good situation for both of these countries to be in. The fact that foreigners are now in danger in Libya is also going to begin to bring out tensions and aggravation from other countries, including Italy and South Korea.
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