Libya congress slammed on Tuesday a US operation, which led to the kidnap of al-Qaeda operative in Tripoli, as a flagrant violation of its national sovereignty, demanding the immediate hand over of Abu Anas al-Libi.

Libya congress slammed on Tuesday a US operation, which led to the kidnap of al-Qaeda operative in Tripoli, as a flagrant violation of its national sovereignty, demanding the immediate hand over of Abu Anas al-Libi.

A statement by the General National Congress (GNC) stressed "the need for the immediate surrender" of Abu Anas al-Libi and described the US operation as a "flagrant violation of (Libya's) national sovereignty."

The text, read out by spokesman Omar Hmidan, also calls for the "need to allow the Libyan authorities and their families to get in touch with him (Libi) and guarantee them access to a lawyer."

It is the first official statement from Libya that clearly condemns the operation in which Libi was snatched from his car by US forces in broad daylight in a Tripoli street on Saturday.

Prime Minister Ali Zeidan insisted earlier on Tuesday that all Libyans should be tried on home soil.
The GNC declaration comes after Libya's justice minister summoned US Ambassador Deborah Jones to answer questions about the surprise raid.

Libi -- whose real name is Nazih Abdul Hamed al-Raghie -- was on the FBI's most wanted list with a $5 million (3.7 million euro) bounty on his head for his alleged role in the 1998 twin bombings of two US embassies in East Africa.
He is reportedly being held aboard a US naval ship in the Mediterranean.