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UN Libya convoy hit west of Tripoli - statement

TRIPOLI, Jun 28 (Reuters) Libyan gunmen blocked and damaged part of a United Nations convoy on a coastal road west of the capital, Tripoli, today, the UN mission and diplomatic sources said.
"The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) confirms that a UN convoy was hit today travelling between Surman and Tripoli," a statement from the mission said. "UNSMIL has made contact with the staff concerned. There are no reports of casualties among UN staff."
A member of parliament for Zawiya, Abdallah Alafi, said five male UN staff and two female staff had been briefly detained and then released. A government media official wrote on Twitter that all UN staff members had been freed.
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