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Abdel Salam al-Mahdawi latest

Libyan policemen in civilian clothing protest against the kidnapping of the Head of Criminal Investigation Department, Abdel Salam al-Mahdawi, outside the Tibesti hotel in Benghazi, on Thursday. (AFP PHOTO / ABDULLAH DOMA)

January 6th, 2013 - 04:43 GMT

Libyan police start manhunt for kidnapped police chief

After the head of the Criminal Investigation Department, Abdel Salam al-Mahdawi, is abucted, Libyan police begin their search.