Libya's Olympic chief kidnapped
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="Nabil">Nabil</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Alam">Alam</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="kidnapped">kidnapped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="gunmen">gunmen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tripoli">Tripoli</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="location">location</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Nine">Nine</span> <span word="gunmen">gunmen</span> <span word="posing">posing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Libyan">Libyan</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Alam">Alam</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> 3 <span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> <span word="location">location</span>," <span word="Alam">Alam</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="Arafat">Arafat</span> <span word="Juwan">Juwan</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="interior">interior</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="arrests">arrests</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Alam">Alam</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="abduction">abduction</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="departure">departure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Paralympic">Paralympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 27.</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="laptop">laptop</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="sped">sped</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>," <span word="Juwan">Juwan</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Libyan">Libyan</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="participating">participating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="judo">judo</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 100-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="dash">dash</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weightlifting">weightlifting</span>.</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="revolt">revolt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="toppled">toppled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Muammar">Muammar</span> <span word="Gadhafi">Gadhafi</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Libyan">Libyan</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strongman">strongman</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eldest">eldest</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="Mohammed">Mohammed</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="refuge">refuge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span>.</p><p><span word="Questions">Questions</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kidnapping">kidnapping</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span>?</p><p>2. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="begin">begin</span>?</p><p>3. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="Libyan">Libyan</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span>?</p><p><span word="Answers">Answers</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="Tripoli">Tripoli</span>.</p><p>2. <span word="July">July</span> 27.</p><p>3. <span word="Judo">Judo</span>, <span word="marathon">marathon</span>, <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 100-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="dash">dash</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weightlifting">weightlifting</span>.</p>
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