U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that the U.S. condemns kidnapping of Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan, saying that the events of the events of the last twenty four hours \"captured the attention of the world.\" Kerry stressed in a statement that \"Libyans did not risk their lives in their 2011 revolution to tolerate a return to thuggery.\" \"If a free people are going to succeed in forging a democratic, secure, and prosperous country with a government based on the rule of law and respect for human rights, then there can be no place for this kind of violence in the new Libya,\" he affirmed. He added that \"today\'s events only underscore the need to work with Prime Minister Zeidan and with all of Libya\'s friends and allies to help bolster its capacity with greater speed and greater success.\"