© Getty Images American teacher detained in Libya for six weeks returns to U.S.An American teacher who was detained in Libya for over six weeks returned to the U.S. on Monday. "I obviously made some mistakes, but multiple other parties made several mistakes as well, and it all just snowballed," the teacher said to CNN. Hamaima, who personally intervened to ensure Espinoza's release, previously rejected that Espinoza had been disappeared and said COVID-19 protocols prevented him from being deported sooner as officials intended. The Libyan government said Hamaima intervened in the situation "to preserve the strong Libyan-American relations," CNN noted. A State Department spokesperson added that it would not go into specifics, citing privacy considerations, according to the outlet.

Source: Libya Today December 28, 2021 03:28 UTC