Islamabad, Mar 39 (ANI): Libyan deputy Prime Minister Awad al-Barassi has revealed two British activists of Pakistani origin with a humanitarian convoy destined for the Gaza Strip were subjected to a brutal gang rape by five men in front of their father in eastern city of Benghazi.
Al-Barassi wrote on his Facebook that the two women of Pakistani origin were brutally raped in front of their father, condemning the horrible act, the Nation reports.
Barassi said he had been to see the two victims in Benghazi on Thursday, and that the family was in a very bad psychological state.
The women, accompanied by their father, were with the convoy destined for the Palestinian coastal enclave blockaded by Israel when it was blocked from leaving Libya and entering Egypt, the paper said.
The three decided to return to Benghazi accompanied by two more Britons, with the aim of getting a flight home, but when they arrived in Libya's second city they were abducted by five unidentified men.
A Western diplomatic source speaking on condition of anonymity confirmed the group had been abducted, but was unable to say the women had been sexually assaulted or raped, pending medical reports.
The diplomatic source also said there had been arrests in the case, without specifying how many, while another source said the family was now being looked after at the Turkish consulate in Benghazi, the paper added.
The activists were part of a large group travelling to the Gaza Strip carrying humanitarian aid.
Reports also suggest that all the five Britons were kidnapped for a short while and released hours later. (ANI)
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