Swiss mulled using force to free citizens in Libya

Switzerland's president said Monday that officials considered using force to free two Swiss citizens who were detained in Libya for more than a year.

Swiss media reported last week that the Foreign Ministry's secret plans to use special forces or intelligence agents to free Rachid Hamdani and Max Goeldi sparked a row when they were disclosed to the Cabinet.

President Doris Leuthard condemned the leaks to the media but said officials had rightly contemplated all options to free Rachid Hamdani and Max Goeldi.

"That the relevant authorities considered the possible use of security forces in a hostage situation is correct and cannot be …