RELATED:Libya rebels advance towards Gaddafi's birthplaceLibyan deputy Foreign Minister Khalid Kaim said that the men were being detained as part of a criminal investigation into the alleged incident.As Obaidi spoke with reporters on Saturday, security guards shoved her, which led to a melee in which several journalists were beaten.After the melee, Obaidi was quickly bundled into the back of a car and taken away.A spokesman for the Libyan government suggested the woman was mentally unstable.Officials said Obaidi was being taken to a hospital.But as she was bundled away from the hotel, she said she was bound for jail.
5 nabbed after woman claims rape by Gaddafi henchmen
Son of high ranking Libyan police officer among those arrested for allegedly snatching woman from checkpoint and brutally raping her.
RELATED:Libya rebels advance towards Gaddafi's birthplaceLibyan deputy Foreign Minister Khalid Kaim said that the men were being detained as part of a criminal investigation into the alleged incident.As Obaidi spoke with reporters on Saturday, security guards shoved her, which led to a melee in which several journalists were beaten.After the melee, Obaidi was quickly bundled into the back of a car and taken away.A spokesman for the Libyan government suggested the woman was mentally unstable.Officials said Obaidi was being taken to a hospital.But as she was bundled away from the hotel, she said she was bound for jail.