Two Indian hostages in Libya rescued: Swaraj

New Delhi: Two Indians, who were held captive in Libya for over a year, have been rescued, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday .

“I am happy to inform that T Gopalakrishna (AP) & C BalaramKishan (Telangana) who were captive in Libya since 29 July, 2015 have been rescued,” she tweeted.

I am happy to inform that T Gopalakrishna (AP) & C BalaramKishan (Telangana) who were captive in Libya since 29 July 2015 have been rescued.

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) September 15, 2016

The two Indians, who were teaching at Libya’s Sirte University, were abducted by Islamic State militants in July last year.

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(With PTI inputs)