Central Tripoli Municipal Council confirmed the release of the mayor, Abdel Raouf Beit El-Mal, late on Thursday.

Tripoli Municipal Council members praised efforts made by the security forces to release the mayor after being kidnapped by an unknown group.

It is worth noting that Beit El-Mal was taken from his home, last Wednesday, to an unknown destination by an unidentified group. Later, A security agency under the Presidential Council announced that it was responsible for the arrest of Beit El-Mal as a result of ongoing investigations into what they described as abuse of power.

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