Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook has said the circumstances of the deaths of two Serbian hostages in Libya remained “unclear”.
“We have seen reports that two Serbian hostages have been killed in Libya. At this time, we have no information indicating that their deaths were a result of the strike that U.S. Forces conducted against an ISIL senior leader and ISIL training camp in Libya. Our forces watched this training camp for weeks leading up to the operation, and at the time of the strike there were no indications of any civilians present,” Cook said in a statement published on the Pentagon website.
“While the circumstances of their deaths remain unclear, we, nevertheless, express our deepest condolences to the Serbian government and the families of those killed. We will share whatever information we can with the Serbian government,” Cook said.
Odalovic: Victims and state deserve more concrete answer
BELGRADE – The victims and state deserve a more concrete answer concerning the tragedy that happened in Libya, Veljko Odalovic, secretary general at the Serbian foreign ministry, said on Sunday, expressing expectation that the U.S. would provide such an answer to Serbia.
Commenting on the Pentagon’s statement that “there were no indications of any civilians present” in the camp in Libya and that the circumstances of the deaths of the two Serbian hostages “remain unclear”, Odalovic told national broadcaster RTS he believed that those who had chosen the target and decided to launch airstrikes on it, would clarify all the circumstances.
“This is something that the prime minister asked for in public on Saturday and I expect the U.S. will provide such an answer to us,” Odalovic told RTS.
Source: Tanjug
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