Rebel sources told Sky News that eight UK SAS Soldiers were being held in Libya's second city in Benghazi.
The Ministry of Defence and the Foreign Office have neither confirmed or denied the report but Defence Secretary Liam Fox has confirmed that a "small diplomatic team" is in Benghazi to talk to Libyan rebels.
According to the Sky sources the eight SAS members were among a group of around 22 soldiers and one diplomat believed to have been dropped by helicopter in an area south of the city.
11 Sep 2009 - For the past six months Britain’s elite troops have been schooling soldiers working for Col Muammar Gaddafi’s regime. The Telegraph