LONDON – Britain is blaming a misunderstanding for a bungled mission to contact Libya's opposition that ended with eight people detained and the U.K. ambassador's humbling apology broadcast on Libyan state television.
Foreign Secretary William Hague — who authorized the operation — told lawmakers the diplomatic team and their military escorts had been briefly held by rebel forces after they were seized last week.
"They were withdrawn yesterday after a serious misunderstanding about their role leading to their temporary detention," Hague told legislators Monday in Parliament.
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